Common name | Saumon chinook |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | Quebec |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1998 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | other/n.a. |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'saumon' from Anglo-Norman 'saumoun' (p. 454 in Ref. 11979) from Latin 'salmo, -onis' (p. 672 in Ref. 9404); 'chinook', name used in one of the indigenous languages of North America. Also cited in Ref. 27545. |