chum salmon

noun

variants or less commonly chum

: a metallic bluish green salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of the northern Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean that may reach a length of about 3.5 feet (1 meter) but is typically smaller

Note: Upon entering fresh water to spawn, the male chum salmon develops large, sharp teeth and becomes dark green to brown with reddish-purple vertical stripes.

Examples of chum salmon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Puget Sound, had an healthy population of chum salmon this fall, which strengthens the argument that the recent salmon hat sighting was a goofy killer whale’s response to abundance of food. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024

While chinook and chum salmon are restricted, sockeye salmon, a less traditionally popular and available fish, has become an increasingly viable alternative. —Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024

Researchers have also observed chum salmon increasing their populations in cooler, northern latitudes. —Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024

Trawlers are allowed to catch an unlimited number of chum salmon. —Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

chum entry 5

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chum salmon

• backgammon
• examen
• examine
• glutamine
• famine
• gammon
• mammon
• reexamine