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quinnat|ˈkwɪnət|
[N. Amer. Indian: Clatsop ikwínna, ikwúnna, Chinook ikwána (Gibbs Chinook Vocab. 1863).]
The king-salmon; the Californian, Columbian, or Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha) of the N. Pacific coast. Also attrib.
1829Sir J. Richardson Fauna Bor. Amer. 219 This salmon..is known by the name of quinnat. 1859Cooper & Suckley Nat. Hist. 322 The quinnat..is by far the most valuable salmon of any species found in Oregon. 1874J. S. Hittell Resources Calif. 407 The most important fish of California is the quinnat salmon. 1881[see king salmon s.v. king n. 13 a]. 1907T. W. Lambert Fishing in Brit. Columbia 73 They are the king salmon or quinnat, a large fish running up to over 80 lb. 1925J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles 216 The Chinook, Quinnat or King Salmon.., the most valuable species [of Pacific salmon], attaining a length of 4 to 5 feet. 1948Pacific Discovery July 26/2 When referring to ‘salmon’ we will mean the true salmon (also known as quinnat, chinook or king) which invariably dies after spawning. 1962L. Wedlick Fishing in Austral. iii. 87 It is unfortunate that the king or chinook salmon—known as quinnat salmon in Australia—has never been successfully acclimatized in our streams, for this fish is the largest of all the Pacific salmon. |