| a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, occurring from southern California to Alaska and off the coasts of Japan and Korea, fished commercially and for sport. |
| chum salmon n. A Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with minute specks on its back that is fished for food and sport. [Chinook Jargon cam, spotted, striped, from Lower Chinook c'əám(·), variegated.] |