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Origin of king salmon

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby king salmon

king prawn, king quail, king rail, king rod, Kings, king salmon, King's Bench, king's blue, king's bounty, Kings Canyon National Park, king's color

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How to use king salmon in a sentence

I’ve always had a dream of catching a king salmon in Canada.
How a British Retiree Became the Twitter King of ‘Big Veg’ Gardening|Jenny G. Zhang|April 12, 2021|Eater
The finest variety was the king salmon, very large and with flesh of a deep pink tint.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
They had one king salmon and two white fish from the first Indian they saw, who wanted hootch for them, and got only tabak.
The Magnetic North|Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
Hunters not back, but one Indian caught a king salmon in a net, so the village is more cheerful.
Young Alaskans in the Far North|Emerson Hough

Coyote at once caught great numbers of sockeye and king salmon.
Myths and Legends of British North America|Katharine Berry Judson
The red salmon has about 3500 eggs, the king salmon about 5200.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for king salmon

king salmon

noun

another name for Chinook salmon

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