Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun king_salmon

2 senses of king salmon

Sense 1
chinook salmon, chinook, king salmon -- (pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon)
       => salmon -- (flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae)

Sense 2
chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha -- (large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning)
       => salmon -- (any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn)