chum salmon
noun
1.
a Pacific salmon,
Oncorhynchus keta,
occurring from southern California to Alaska and off the coasts of Japan and Korea, fished commercially and for sport.
Also called
chum
,
dog salmon
,
keta
.
Origin
1905-10;
chum
<
Chinook Jargon
cam
mixed colors, spotted, striped <
Lower Chinook
c'ə́m
(
·
) variegated
Examples from the web for
chum salmon
It perches over a small pool, then lunges with both paws and comes up with a plump three-foot
chum salmon
.
Resident orcas, researchers found, eat chinook and
chum salmon
.
Also, the quality of
chum salmon
caught in the coastal area is poor.