Audio English.net » Dictionary » C » Chrysopsis Mariana ... Church Property

CHUM SALMON

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does chum salmon mean?

• CHUM SALMON (noun)
The noun CHUM SALMON has 1 sense:

1. a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish

Familiarity information: CHUM SALMON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHUM SALMON (noun)

Sense 1

chum salmon ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chum salmon; Oncorhynchus keta; chum

Hypernyms ("chum salmon" is a kind of...):

salmon (any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn)

Holonyms ("chum salmon" is a member of...):

genus Oncorhynchus; Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link." (English proverb)

"The word of the old, and the gun of the young." (Albanian proverb)

"Call someone your lord and he'll sell you in the slave market." (Arabic proverb)

"Many hands make light work." (Dutch proverb)

Page delivered in 0.1524 seconds