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ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oncorhynchus tshawytscha mean? 

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA (noun)
  The noun ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA has 1 sense:

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

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


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ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("Oncorhynchus tshawytscha" 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 "Oncorhynchus tshawytscha"):

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

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

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


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