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sockeye

sockeye

English

Noun

sockeye ‎(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

Estonian: nerka
German: Rotlachs m

Nootka: miʔaat, hissit
Russian: не́рка (ru) f ‎(nérka)