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Noun: chum salmon
  1. A large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
    "Chum salmon is often used for canned products";
    - chum [informal], Oncorhynchus keta

Derived forms: chum salmon

Type of: salmon

Part of: genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus

Encyclopedia: Chum salmon