blueback salmon

American  

[bloo-bak] / ˈbluˌbæk /

noun

1. sockeye salmon.

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Etymology

Origin of blueback salmon

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

I can't imagine trying to explain to another generation of Quinaults how our rich blueback salmon tasted.

From Scientific American • Jul. 19, 2012

"You have been, and are now, paying more for blueback salmon than any buyer on the Gulf."

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney

The way of the blueback salmon might have furnished a theme for Solomon.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney

"I'm trying to figure a way of getting some of those blueback salmon," Abbott said crisply.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney

In the spring, when life takes on a new prompting, the blueback salmon shows first in the Gulf.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney