humpback salmon

noun

a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.

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Nearby words

humour, humoursome, hump, hump day, humpback, humpback salmon, humpback whale, humpbacked, humped, humped cattle, humperdinck

Origin of humpback salmon

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Also called humpy, humpie.

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