sockeye

/ (ˈsɒkˌaɪ) /

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noun

a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, having red flesh and valued as a food fishAlso called: red salmon

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Word Origin for sockeye

by folk etymology from Salishan sukkegh

Words nearby sockeye

sockdolager, sockdologer, sockeroo, socket, socket wrench, sockeye, sockeye salmon, sock in, sock it to, sock lining, socko

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How to use sockeye in a sentence

Another fine "any time" plate is Bristol Bay (Alaska) sockeye salmon.
Spaghetti for Breakfast?! Not So Crazy at This Idaho Farm Café|Jane & Michael Stern|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The coiffed and preened diners look up from such offerings as wild Alaskan sockeye salmon and goat-cheese tart.
Chicago Gangs Go ‘Wilding’ Amid Rising Gun Violence in Obama’s Hometown|Michael Daly|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This is the sockeye run, which is always very large, but varies in different years, every fourth year being an extra large one.
Fishing in British Columbia|Thomas Wilson Lambert
He states that he has evidence to prove that the original gairdneri was the "nerka," which is the sockeye or blue-back salmon.
Fishing in British Columbia|Thomas Wilson Lambert

The sockeye or blue-back (O. nerka) is the chief source of the cannery supply.
Fishing in British Columbia|Thomas Wilson Lambert
Coyote at once caught great numbers of sockeye and king salmon.
Myths and Legends of British North America|Katharine Berry Judson
I don't believe we will ever see another big sockeye run in the Fraser anyway.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair