QUINNAT

Etymology

Noun

quinnat (plural quinnat or quinnats)

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.

Anagrams

• quintan

Source: Wiktionary


Quin"nat, n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also quinnet.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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