humpback salmon
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Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]humpback salmon (plural humpback salmons or humpback salmon)
- a small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), which ascends Pacific coast rivers of Asia and of America from California to Alaska.
- 2012, C. Pierce, Education in the Age of Biocapitalism, →ISBN:
- The six species of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus) are Chinook (king), Coho (silver), Sockeye (red), Chum (dog), Pink (humpback or humpy), and Cherry.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha): pink salmon, humpie
Translations
[edit]Oncorhynchus gorbuscha — see pink salmon