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pink salmon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Pacific salmon of species Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: humpback salmon

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: kaghaaneʼ — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Chukchi: каԓяԓ (kaḷjaḷ) — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Faroese: kúlulaksur — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Finnish: kyttyrälohi — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • French: saumon à bosse — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Halkomelem: hanun' — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Japanese: 樺太鱒 (karafutomasu) — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Klallam: hə́nən̕ — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Korean: 곱사연어 (gopsayeoneo) — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Lillooet: hániʔ — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Lushootseed: hədúʔ — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Nootka: č̕aap̕i — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Polish: gorbusza — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Russian: горбу́ша (gorbúša) — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Saanich: HENEN ̧ — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Shuswap: šéniʔ — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Thompson: héniʔ — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  • Turkish: kambur sombalığı — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)