jack salmon

English

noun
Definitions
  • Merluccius productus, a ray-finned fish found in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
  • A Chinook salmon that returns to the fresh water one or two years early.
  • (colloquial) Sander canadensis.
  • (Midwestern US) Sander vitreus.

Etymology

Compound from English jack (referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to distillation, man) + English salmon.

Origin

English

salmon

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