ONCORHYNCHUS KETA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oncorhynchus keta mean? 

• ONCORHYNCHUS KETA (noun)
  The noun ONCORHYNCHUS KETA has 1 sense:

1. a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish

  Familiarity information: ONCORHYNCHUS KETA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONCORHYNCHUS KETA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chum; chum salmon; Oncorhynchus keta

Hypernyms ("Oncorhynchus keta" 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)

Holonyms ("Oncorhynchus keta" is a member of...):

genus Oncorhynchus; Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon)