sockeye salmon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sockeye salmon
1865–70; sockeye, alteration (by folk etymology) of Halkomelem (Mainland dial.) sθə́qəỷ
Example Sentences
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In the summer, the area is thronged by fishermen drawn to Bristol Bay for the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
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 ● Aug. 26, 2025
If sockeye salmon was sold as salmon without any other qualifier, it was considered mislabelled.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
Chum and sockeye salmon have been the most frequently caught salmon species, followed by pink salmon.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
There is an especially large run of sockeye salmon in the Fraser river every fourth year, while in the year immediately following there is a poor run.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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