king-of-the-salmon

noun

Any member of the species Trachipterus altivelis (syn, Trachipterus rex-salmonorum), of the family Trachipteridae of ribbonfishes, of the eastern Pacific.

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Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the species Trachipterus altivelis (syn, Trachipterus rex-salmonorum), of the family Trachipteridae of ribbonfishes, of the eastern Pacific.

Origin

From the legends of the Makah people, which suggest that this fish guides the salmon each year to their spawning grounds.

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