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humpbacked salmon

humpbacked salmon is the alternative form of humpback salmon.

Meaning of humpback salmon

Noun

humpback salmon (plural humpback salmons or humpback salmon)

  1. a small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), which ascends Pacific coast rivers of Asia and of America from California to Alaska.
    • The six species of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus) are Chinook (king), Coho (silver), Sockeye (red), Chum (dog), Pink (humpback or humpy), and Cherry.2012, C. Pierce, Education in the Age of Biocapitalism, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    pink salmon, humpie

Forms of humpbacked salmon

pluralhumpbacked salmons
pluralhumpbacked salmon

Questions about humpbacked salmon

What is humpbacked salmon the alternative form of?
Humpbacked salmon is the alternative form of humpback salmon.

Words near humpbacked salmon in the dictionary

  1. humpback salmons
  2. humpback whale
  3. humpback whales
  4. humpbacked
  5. humpbacked elves
  6. humpbacked salmon
  7. humpbacked salmons
  8. humpbacking
  9. humpbacks
  10. Humpdashian
  11. humpday

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