| Common name | Chinook salmon |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Alaska |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Morrow, J.E., 1980 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st modifier | other/n.a. |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Chinook' from one of the First Nations languages of North America; 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). |