humpback salmon
noun
a pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.
Origin of humpback salmon
1An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
- Also called humpy, humpie .
Words Nearby humpback salmon
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How to use humpback salmon in a sentence
Salmon they smoked in numbers, for now the run of the humpback salmon was on, replacing the earlier one of the smaller red salmon.
The Young Alaskans | Emerson Hough
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