pink salmon

noun

: a small spotted Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) native to the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent rivers

Examples of pink salmon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the hotspots is Anan Creek, home to one of the largest runs of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026

Depending on the season, anglers can cast for king, sockeye, coho, chum, and pink salmon, along with enormous rainbow trout. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

One reason researchers are paying close attention to pink salmon is the fish's ability to adapt. — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

Seemingly every few seconds, pink salmon were jumping out of the water all around us. — Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pink salmon

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