Chinook salmon
noun
variants:
or less commonly chinook salmon
or Chinook
or chinook
Definition of Chinook salmon
: a large, usually red-fleshed, commercially important salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the northern Pacific Ocean that is typically bluish-green above with silvery sides, has a dark mouth with black gums, and attains an average weight of about 30 to 40 pounds (13.5 to 18 kilograms) but may sometimes exceed 120 pounds (54 kilograms)
— called also black salmon, king salmon
Illustration of Chinook salmon
Chinook salmon
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