king salmon vs salmon

king salmon and salmon both are nouns.

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

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

king salmon: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
salmon: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

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

king salmon: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
salmon: flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

king salmon (noun)	salmon (noun)
large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning	any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon	a pale pinkish orange color
	flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

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