sockeye meaning

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sockeye (noun): fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers.

sockeye has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sockeye as a noun

  1. fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers

    Synonyms: red salmon, sockeye salmon

    Type of: salmon

  2. small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning

    Synonyms: sockeye salmon, red salmon, blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka

    Type of: salmon

Word lists: words starting with SO · words ending in YE · 7-letter words

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