chinookan Definition

an American Indian language family of Washington and Oregon

a member of an American Indian people of the north shore of the Columbia River at its mouth

a Chinookan language of the Chinook and other nearby peoples

a warm moist southwest wind of the coast from Oregon northward

a large, usually red-fleshed, commercially important salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the northern Pacific Ocean that is typically bluish-green above with silvery sides, has a dark mouth with black gums, and attains an average weight of about 30 to 40 pounds (13.5 to 18 kilograms) but may sometimes exceed 120 pounds (54 kilograms) —called also black salmon, king salmon