CHINOOK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • large Pacific salmon valued as food
   • adults die after spawning
   Synonym(s)
   • chinook salmon (what does chinook salmon mean?)
   • king salmon (what does king salmon mean?)
   • Onchorynchus tshawtscha (what does Onchorynchus tshawtscha mean?)
   • quinnat salmon (what does quinnat salmon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) chinook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • salmon (what does salmon mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people
   Synonym(s)
   • Chinookan (what does Chinookan mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Chinook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Penutian (what does Penutian mean?)
3. Meaning
   • pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
   Synonym(s)
   • chinook salmon (what does chinook salmon mean?)
   • king salmon (what does king salmon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) chinook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • salmon (what does salmon mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river
   • they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
   Hypernyms(s) Chinook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Penutian (what does Penutian mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
   Synonym(s)
   • chinook wind (what does chinook wind mean?)
   • snow eater (what does snow eater mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) chinook is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wind (what does wind mean?)
   • air current (what does air current mean?)
   • current of air (what does current of air mean?)