chinook salmon

/tʃəˌnʊk ˌsæmən/

Definitions of chinook salmon

1. noun

   large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
   synonyms: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chinook, king 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
2. noun

   pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
   synonyms: chinook, king salmon

   type of:

   salmon

   flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae