kokanee

kokanee

English

Etymology

Probably from Shuswap kəknǽxʷ.[1]

Noun

kokanee (plural kokanees)

1. A lacustrine (that is, land-locked, found in lakes and not in the ocean) sockeye.

Translations

lacustrine sockeye

Japanese: ヒメマス (himemasu)

Shuswap: keknécw

References

1. “kokanee” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.