Common name | King salmon |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | Queen Charlotte Islands (Ref. 27835); British Columbia |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | person (generic) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'King' means the fish that leads salmons back to rivers each year (Ref. 2850); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 33291. |