Oncorhynchus

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Translingual

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Etymology

Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, lump, bend) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, snout), referring to the kype

Proper noun

Oncorhynchus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salmonidae – Pacific salmon etc.

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