1. Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
   "The fishermen caught a 40-pound chinook salmon in the Columbia River";
   - chinook, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
    
2. Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
   "The fishmonger recommended the chinook salmon for its rich flavour";
   - chinook, king salmon

Derived forms: chinook salmon

Type of: salmon

Part of: genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus

Encyclopedia: Chinook salmon