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KING SALMON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does king salmon mean? 

KING SALMON (noun)
  The noun KING SALMON has 2 senses:

1. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmonplay

2. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawningplay

  Familiarity information: KING SALMON used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KING SALMON (noun)


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 ("king salmon" is a kind of...):

salmon (flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae)

Holonyms ("king 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 ("king 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 "king salmon"):

chinook; chinook salmon; king salmon (pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon)

Holonyms ("king salmon" is a member of...):

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


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