sockeye salmon
[ sok-ahy ]
noun
an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.
Origin of sockeye salmon
11865–70; sockeye, alteration (by folk etymology) of Halkomelem (Mainland dial.) sθə́qəỷ
- Also called blueback salmon, red salmon, sockeye .
Words Nearby sockeye salmon
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How to use sockeye salmon in a sentence
Nearly every summer she takes part in a three-week expedition to fish for sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay.
Yup’ik fishing ancestry inspires Alaskan engineer and author | Julie Fox | October 27, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWhen the average person hears about putting a mega-mine in the spawning grounds and headwaters of the world’s last great sockeye salmon fishery, it doesn’t add up economically or ethically.
EPA to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay, blocking major gold mine | Dino Grandoni, Josh Partlow | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostAnother 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
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