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

Derived forms: king salmon

Type of: salmon

Part of: genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus

Encyclopedia: King salmon