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CHINOOK SALMON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chinook salmon mean?
• CHINOOK SALMON (noun)
The noun CHINOOK SALMON has 2 senses:
1. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
2. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Familiarity information: CHINOOK SALMON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
chinook; chinook salmon; king salmon
Hypernyms ("chinook salmon" is a kind of...):
salmon (flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae)
Holonyms ("chinook salmon" is a part of...):
chinook; chinook salmon; king salmon; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; quinnat salmon (large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
chinook; chinook salmon; king salmon; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; quinnat salmon
Hypernyms ("chinook salmon" is a kind of...):
salmon (any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn)
Meronyms (parts of "chinook salmon"):
chinook; chinook salmon; king salmon (pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon)
Holonyms ("chinook salmon" is a member of...):
genus Oncorhynchus; Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon)
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