quinnat salmon

quinnat salmon [kwin-at] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. chinook salmon.

Origin of quinnat salmon 1820–30; quinnat Lower Chinook i-kwanat Examples from the Web for quinnat salmon Historical Examples of quinnat salmon

The quinnat-salmon has been thus transferred from California to Australia.

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)

David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for quinnat salmon quinnat salmon noun

1. another name for Chinook salmon

Word Origin for quinnat salmon C19: from Salish t’kwinnat