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salmon vs king salmon

king salmon vs salmon

salmon and king salmon both are nouns.

salmon is an adjective but king salmon is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
salmon Yes Yes No No
king salmon Yes No No No
As nouns, king salmon is a hyponym of salmon; that is, king salmon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than salmon:
  • salmon: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
  • king salmon: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Other hyponyms of salmon include blackfish, redfish, Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon, chinook, chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon, chum, chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, blue jack, coho, coho salmon, cohoe, Oncorhynchus kisutch, silver salmon.
As nouns, king salmon is a hyponym of salmon; that is, king salmon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than salmon:
  • salmon: flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
  • king salmon: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
Other hyponyms of salmon include Atlantic salmon, red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon, chinook, chinook salmon, coho, coho salmon, cohoe, silver salmon, smoked salmon, kippered salmon.
salmon (noun) king salmon (noun)
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
a pale pinkish orange color pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
salmon (adjective) king salmon (adjective)
of orange tinged with pink
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