sockeye salmon

American  

[sok-ahy] / ˈsɒkˌaɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sockeye salmon

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

Example Sentences

In coho and sockeye salmon, parasite levels remained steady.

From Science Daily

Whilst bears are generally solitary, this one was heading to feast with others on the glut of sockeye salmon migrating upriver from the Pacific to their origin lake to spawn.

From BBC

Meanwhile, nearly double the usual number of sockeye salmon returned to Bristol Bay in 2022.

From Science Daily

If sockeye salmon was sold as salmon without any other qualifier, it was considered mislabelled.

From Salon

Chum and sockeye salmon have been the most frequently caught salmon species, followed by pink salmon.

From Science Daily