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Noun chinook has 5 senses

chinook, chinook wind, snow eater - a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
--₁ is a kind of wind, air current, current of air
Chinook - 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
--₂ is a kind of Penutian
chinook salmon, chinook, king salmon - pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
--₃ is a kind of salmon
--₃ is a part of
chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Onchorynchus tshawtscha
Chinookan, Chinook - a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people
--₄ is a kind of Penutian
chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Onchorynchus tshawtscha - large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
--₅ is a kind of salmon
--₅ is a member of Onchorynchus, genus Onchorynchus
--₅ has parts: chinook salmon, chinook, king salmon