quin|nat salmon

quin|nat salmon
quin|nat salmon, or quin|nat «KWIHN at», noun.
a large salmon of the Pacific coast; chinook salmon.
[American English < Salishan t'kwinnat]

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  • quin|nat — salmon, or quin|nat «KWIHN at», noun. a large salmon of the Pacific coast; chinook salmon. ╂[American English < Salishan t kwinnat] …   Useful english dictionary

  • chinnook salmon — Quinnat Quin nat, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); called also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • king salmon — Quinnat Quin nat, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); called also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sacramento salmon — Quinnat Quin nat, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); called also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quinnatsalmon — quin·nat salmon (kwĭnʹăt ) n. See Chinook salmon.   [Chinook ikwanat.] * * * …   Universalium

  • chouicha — Quinnat Quin nat, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); called also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oncorhynchus choicha — Quinnat Quin nat, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); called also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quinnat — Quin nat, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); called also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also {quinnet}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quinnet — Quinnat Quin nat, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); called also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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