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QUINNAT SALMON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quinnat salmon mean?
• QUINNAT SALMON (noun)
The noun QUINNAT SALMON has 1 sense:
1. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Familiarity information: QUINNAT SALMON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("quinnat 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 "quinnat salmon"):
chinook; chinook salmon; king salmon (pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon)
Holonyms ("quinnat salmon" is a member of...):
genus Oncorhynchus; Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon)
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