Meaning & use
Kype
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A hooked, cartilaginous growth that develops on the lower jaw of some male salmon and trout during the breeding season.
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The male salmon's kype had grown pronounced by the time it reached the spawning grounds.
Anglers can often identify breeding males by the prominent kype on their lower jaw.
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The kype develops as part of the physical changes male salmonids undergo during spawning season, and it typically recedes or is reabsorbed afterward.
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