sockeye

/ (ˈsɒkˌaɪ) /


noun
  1. a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, having red flesh and valued as a food fish: Also called: red salmon

Origin of sockeye

1
by folk etymology from Salishan sukkegh

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