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chinook
chinook wind
snow eater
Definition: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
Chinook
Definition: a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
chinook
chinook salmon
king salmon
quinnat salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Definition: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Definition: The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
Definition: A member of this Native American people.