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Quinnat

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The king-salmon, Oncorhynchus quinnat. Also called chavicha and equinna. See Oncorhynchus and salmon.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.
  • Word Usage
    "The quinnat is the largest member of the genus, closely resembles _salar_ in appearance and surpasses him in size."