quinnat salmon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quinnat salmon
1820–30; quinnat < Lower Chinook i-kwanat
Example Sentences
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A considerable number of quinnat salmon run in August and September, and some stragglers even later; these now are all which keep up the supply of fish in the river.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
It should be placed on a stream where the quinnat salmon actually come to spawn.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
As to the superiority of the Columbia River salmon, there is no doubt that the quinnat salmon average larger and fatter in the Columbia than in the Sacramento and in Puget Sound.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
It has been questioned whether the present hatchery on the Clackamas River actually receives the quinnat salmon in any numbers.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
The quinnat salmon, from its great size and abundance, is more valuable than all other fishes on our Pacific coast together.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
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