king salmon king·sal·mon uncommon noun 1. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon Synonymschinook salmonchinookking salmon 2. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning Synonymschinookchinook salmonking salmonquinnat salmonOnchorynchus tshawtscha Related words Broader terms salmon Parts chinookOnchorynchus Part of chinook salmon WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.