Lexic.us

Definition of King salmon

1. Noun. Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon.

2. Noun. Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning.

Lexicographical Neighbors of King Salmon

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Literary usage of King salmon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"Only the quinnat or king salmon has been noticed south of San Francisco. ... Of these species, the king salmon and blueback salmon habitually "run" in the ..."

2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"The king salmon and blueback habitually 'run' in the spring, the others in ... king salmon and silver salmon of all sizes are taken with the seine at almost ..."

3. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1871)
"They form the bulk of the better class of salmon iu all tho rivers of Alaska. They arrive later than the king salmon, remain longer, and travel more rapidly ..."

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