HyperDic: oncorhynchus_keta

English > 1 sense of the expression Oncorhynchus keta:
NOUNanimalOncorhynchus keta, chum salmon, chuma large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back
English > Oncorhynchus keta: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish.
Synonymschum salmon, chum
Member ofOncorhynchus, genus OncorhynchusPacific salmon including sockeye salmon
BroadersalmonAny of various large food and game fishes of northern waters

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