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HUMPBACKED SALMON

\hˈʌmpbakt sˈamən], \hˈʌmpbakt sˈamən], \h_ˈʌ_m_p_b_a_k_t s_ˈa_m_ə_n]\

Definitions of HUMPBACKED SALMON

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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