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chinooks
noun(Chi-nook)
a member of an American Indian people of the north shore of the Columbia River at its mouth
chinooks
noun(Chi-nook)
a Chinookan language of the Chinook and other nearby peoples
chinooks
noun(Chi-nook)
a warm moist southwest wind of the coast from Oregon northward
chinooks
noun(Chi-nook)
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

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