sockeye salmon

[ sok-ahy ]

/ ˈsɒkˌaɪ /

noun

an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.

Words nearby sockeye salmon

sockdologer, sockeroo, socket, socket wrench, sockeye, sockeye salmon, socko, socle, socman, socotra, socrates

Origin of sockeye salmon

1865–70; sockeye, alteration (by folk etymology) of Halkomelem (Mainland dial.) sθə́qəỷ

Also called blueback salmon, red salmon, sock·eye.

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Examples from the Web for sockeye

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
The cannery opened five days in advance of the sockeye season on the Fraser.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
But the number one grades, sockeye and blueback and coho, are short.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair

Sockeye, the finest canning salmon that swims in the sea, is bringing eighty cents on the Fraser.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Coyote at once caught great numbers of sockeye and king salmon.
Myths and Legends of British North America|Katharine Berry Judson
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

British Dictionary definitions for sockeye

sockeye

/ (ˈsɒkˌaɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for sockeye

by folk etymology from Salishan sukkegh

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