chinook salmon


noun

a large salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Also called king salmon, quinnat salmon.

Origin of chinook salmon

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby chinook salmon

British Dictionary definitions for chinook salmon

Chinook salmon

noun

a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish Also called: quinnat salmon, king salmon