chouicha

2 definitions found

chouicha - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quinnat \Quin"nat\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)
     The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called
     also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook salmon, and
     Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance.
     [Written also quinnet.]
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  Chouicha \Chou"i*cha\, n. [Native name] (Zool.)
     The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See
     Quinnat.
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