Chum Salmon Definition

chum
noun
A large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Oncorhynchus keta
  • chum

Other Word Forms of Chum Salmon

Noun

Singular:
chum salmon
Plural:
chum salmons

Origin of Chum Salmon

  • Chinook Jargon cam spotted, striped from Lower Chinook c'əám, c'əám· variegated

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Chinook Jargon tzum (from Chinook) + English salmon.

    From Wiktionary

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