English

Noun

kype ‎(plural kypes)

1. The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male salmon when it is ready to spawn.

See also

• Oncorhynchus, a genus named for its having kypes

References

• “kype”, in the Collins English Dictionary (CollinsDictionary.com).
• “kype” (US) / “kype” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.