sockeye

/ ˈsɒkˌaɪ /

noun

1. a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, having red flesh and valued as a food fish Also calledred salmon

Word History and Origins

Origin of sockeye¹

by folk etymology from Salishan sukkegh

Example Sentences

All Atlantic salmon, basa, halibut, mackerel, sockeye salmon and Pacific white shrimp were as advertised.

From Salon

Chum and sockeye salmon have been the most frequently caught salmon species, followed by pink salmon.

From Science Daily

The cans, set aside to monitor packaging integrity over time, contained chum, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay from 1979 to 2021.

From Science Magazine

Logging was threatening a cherished sockeye salmon stream, Owossitsa Creek, at the north end of Nootka Island, where Western Forest Products was cutting.

From Seattle Times

The stable anisakid levels in coho and sockeye are harder to interpret because there are dozens of anisakid species, each with their own series of invertebrate, fish and mammal hosts.

From Science Daily