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chinook salmon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
chi-nook salmon
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the largest species in the Pacific salmon group.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of chinook salmon.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

chinook salmons (plural)

Synonyms

king salmon quinnat Quinnat salmon spring salmon Tyee salmon black salmon blackmouth tchaviche

Questions

What does chinook salmon mean?
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the largest species in the Pacific salmon group.

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