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quinnat † [< Salishan t'kwinnat] Pacific Coast 
n. a large salmon, Onchorhynchus tshawytscha, of the Pacific Coast, much valued as a game fish.
See also: Chinook salmon
- 1907 They are the king salmon or quinnat, a large fish running up to over 80 lb., known also as the spring salmon. . . .
- 1947 The Quinnat or spring salmon weighs from 18 to 30 pounds, and its colour is darker than that of the sockeye.
- 1907 They are the king salmon or quinnat, a large fish running up to over 80 lb., known also as the spring salmon. . . .