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king salmon

DEFINITIONS OF: king salmon

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n large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

Synonyms:
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chinook, chinook salmon, quinnat salmon
Type of:
salmon
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

n pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

Synonyms:
chinook, chinook salmon
Type of:
salmon
flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
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