sockeye
English
Etymology
From Halkomelem sθeqey, probably meaning red fish.
Noun
sockeye (countable and uncountable, plural sockeyes)
- A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.
- The edible flesh of this fish.
Synonyms
- kokanee, blueback salmon, red salmon, sockeye salmon
Translations
a type of fish
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