humpback salmon
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humpback salmon — noun also humpbacked salmon : a small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends Pacific coast rivers of Asia and of America from California to Alaska * * * a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so called because of the hump that… … Useful english dictionary
humpback salmon — kuprė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha angl. humpback salmon; pink salmon rus. горбуша ryšiai: platesnis terminas – rytinės lašišos … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
humpback salmon — a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning. Also called humpy, humpie. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
humpback salmon — n. pink salmon of North Pacific waters … English contemporary dictionary
humpback salmon — hump′back salm′on n. ich a pink salmon of N Pacific waters: a hump appears behind the head of spawning males • Etymology: 1800–10, amer … From formal English to slang
Humpback — may refer to:* Humpback whale * Humpback dolphin * Humpback salmon * Humpback, a variant of hunchback … Wikipedia
salmon — salmonlike, adj. /sam euhn/, n., pl. salmons, (esp. collectively) salmon for 1 3, adj. n. 1. a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe… … Universalium
salmon — /ˈsæmən / (say samuhn) noun 1. (plural salmon or salmons)→ Australian salmon. 2. (plural salmon or salmons) a marine and freshwater food fish, introduced into Australia, Salmo salar (family Salmonidae), with pink flesh, common in the northern… …
Humpback smooth-hound — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kin … Wikipedia
Humpback — Hump back , n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
