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sockeye salmon
/
ˈsɒkˌaɪ
/
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sok
-ahy
]
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noun
an important food fish,
Oncorhynchus nerka,
inhabiting the North Pacific.
Also called
blueback salmon
,
red salmon
,
sock·eye.
Origin:
1865–70;
sockeye,
alteration (by folk etymology) of
Halkomelem
(Mainland dial.)
sθə́qəỷ
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sockeye
(ˈsɒkˌaɪ)
—
n
Also called:
red salmon
a Pacific salmon,
Oncorhynchus nerka,
having red flesh and valued as a food fish
[by folk etymology from Salishan
sukkegh
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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