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humpback salmon

noun

  1. a pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of humpback salmon1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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Example Sentences

Salmon they smoked in numbers, for now the run of the humpback salmon was on, replacing the earlier one of the smaller red salmon.

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