noun
Meaning 1
A salmon of the species Oncorhynchus nerka.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blueback salmon, red salmon
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
sockeye salmon
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noun
Meaning 2
small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sockeye, red salmon, blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salmon
noun
Meaning 3
fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: red salmon, sockeye
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salmon
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: punalohi — Oncorhynchus nerka
- French: saumon rouge — Oncorhynchus nerka
- Japanese: 紅鮭 (benizake) — Oncorhynchus nerka
- Lushootseed: c̓əwadxw — Oncorhynchus nerka
- Polish: nerka — Oncorhynchus nerka
- Russian: не́рка (nérka) — Oncorhynchus nerka
- Saanich: ŦEḴI ̧ — Oncorhynchus nerka
- Squamish: stséḵi7 — Oncorhynchus nerka
- Tlingit: g̱aat — Oncorhynchus nerka