sockeye salmon

[sok-ahy]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sockeye salmon¹

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

Example Sentences

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

All Atlantic salmon, basa, halibut, mackerel, sockeye salmon and Pacific white shrimp were as advertised.

From Salon

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

From Science Daily

The cans, set aside to monitor packaging integrity over time, contained chum, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay from 1979 to 2021.

From Science Magazine