pink salmon

noun

: a small spotted Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) native to the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent rivers

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Travel by boat to the Anan Estuary and Wildlife Observatory in the Tongass National Forest (Anan Creek has Southeast Alaska’s largest pink salmon run) and climb to the observation deck overlooking cascading waterfalls. Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024 On their second drift, DeGraff dropped an 18/0 circle hook baited with pink salmon and herring into the depths and hooked up right away. Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023 At one time, the river Styx probably supported a small pink salmon run. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023 But Trident pointed to another factor: Russia catching huge quantities of pink salmon and flooding global markets to fund its war in Ukraine. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pink salmon 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pink salmon was in 1905

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“Pink salmon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20salmon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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