chum
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9.5
- noun
- /tʃʌm/
- Specialized
:
salmón keta
- Papa is building a fish trap in the "stream, as he hopes to catch the returning chum for fox food.
- chum salmon
- chum and sockeye salmon
- chum and coho salmon
Examples
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The size of salmon runs was not considered to be a major problem for most respondents, with the exception of those in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta where runs of some species, such as chum, have been extremely low in recent years.
Academic text (2003) -
In the dark, the boy picked his first net clean—sixty-five good chums in a stiff night wind beneath the season's first northern lights.
Fiction book (1996) -
We got some live chum for you here.
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A chum salmon returns to Piper's Creek at Carkeek Park.
Blog text (20) -
The region is home to indigenous stocks of sockeye, chum, pink, coho, and chinook salmon, and a large share of the fish captured is sold in international markets.
Academic text (2003) -
In 1988, there was an abundance of chum salmon (also used for salmon steaks and for salmon roe), prompting exporters to market large quantities in Germany.
Academic text (1990) -
As many as a hundred bears come to McNeil River Falls every summer to feed on chum salmon.
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The catch limit for Pacific salmon is two fish daily, including chum salmon starting Aug. 1.
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"Over 25,000 chum salmon returned to the hatchery this year for spawning," Mr. Morrow said.
Synonyms
1
6.3
A large Pacific fish with small spots on its back that people eat
A large Pacific salmon with small dark spots on its back that people eat
A type of salmon found in the North Pacific
Idioms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chum. The name for this Pacific salmon comes from a local trade language of the northwest coast called Chinook, where people used a simple local word for the fish. So English kept that local name for this particular salmon.