the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The king-salmon, Oncorhynchus quinnat. Also called chavicha and equinna. See Oncorhynchus and salmon.
Word Usage
"These species may be called the quinnat or king salmon, the blue-back salmon or red-fish, the silver salmon, the dog salmon, and the hump-back salmon, or _Oncorhynchus chouicha, nerka, kisutch, keta_, and _gorbuscha_."