humpback salmon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of humpback salmon
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Also known as humpies or humpback salmon, these fish only return from the Pacific Ocean to spawn in odd-numbered years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Other studies have found freshwater acidification harms development and growth of young pink salmon, also known as humpback salmon, an important commercial and sport fishing species in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Salmon they smoked in numbers, for now the run of the humpback salmon was on, replacing the earlier one of the smaller red salmon.
From The Young Alaskans by Emerson Hough
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