n. [ From the native name. ] (Zool.) The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance. [ Written also quinnet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[ますのすけ;マスノスケ, masunosuke ; masunosuke](n) (uk) chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); king salmon; tyee salmon; Columbia River salmon; black salmon; chub salmon; hook bill salmon; winter salmon; spring salmon; quinnat salmon; blackmouth[Add to Longdo]