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chum ((1))
[prob. < Chinook Jargon tzum spotted]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
A large salmon of the Pacific coast, Oncorhynchus keta.
See: dog salmon
Quotations
1920
. . . the large dog-salmon, or "Chum," 4 lbs. to 15 lbs., dies at the end of three, four, five or six years. . . .
1962
Formerly known as dog salmon, the chum . . . has also been called the qualla, keta and calico salmon. It is caught all along the coast of British Columbia.