Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. Also garbusa.

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Examples

  • Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), widely known as Humpback Salmon, are found from northern California to Alaska and usually inhabit coastal streams.

    Salmon decline in western North America~ historical context 2009

  • First records of sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) and pink salmon (O. gorbuscha) from Banks Island and other records of Pacific salmon in Northwest Territories, Canada.

    Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

  • The scientist Johann Walbaum first published the scientific name of the pink salmon “Salmo gorbuscha” in 1792, which subsequently became Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, retaining the transliteration of a Kamchatkan language word for the species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The scientist Johann Walbaum first published the scientific name of the pink salmon “Salmo gorbuscha” in 1792, which subsequently became Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, retaining the transliteration of a Kamchatkan language word for the species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss coastal rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus redband trout of the Columbia River basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri redband trout of the Northern Great Basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss coastal rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus redband trout of the Columbia River basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri redband trout of the Northern Great Basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss coastal rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus redband trout of the Columbia River basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri redband trout of the Northern Great Basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss coastal rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus redband trout of the Columbia River basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri redband trout of the Northern Great Basin, Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The scientist Johann Walbaum first published the scientific name of the pink salmon “Salmo gorbuscha” in 1792, which subsequently became Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, retaining the transliteration of a Kamchatkan language word for the species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The scientist Johann Walbaum first published the scientific name of the pink salmon “Salmo gorbuscha” in 1792, which subsequently became Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, retaining the transliteration of a Kamchatkan language word for the species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

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