chum salmon vs salmon

salmon vs chum salmon

chum salmon and salmon both are nouns.

chum salmon is not an adjective while salmon is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chum salmon	Yes	No	No	No
salmon	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, salmon is a hypernym of chum salmon; that is, salmon is a word with a broader meaning than chum salmon:

chum salmon: a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
salmon: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

chum salmon (noun)	salmon (noun)
a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish	any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
	a pale pinkish orange color
	flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

chum salmon (adjective)	salmon (adjective)
	of orange tinged with pink

Difference between chum salmon and salmon

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