Definitions

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  • noun A small salmon with red flesh, Onchorynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.
  • noun The edible flesh of this fish.

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  • noun fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers
  • noun small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning

Etymologies

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From Halkomelem sθeqey, probably meaning red fish.

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Examples

  • The salmon comes into the rivers there, crowds into the rivers; locally they call it sockeye, that is one of the species that is sought for most in the rivers.

    British Columbia 1913

  • With a deep, natural color, sockeye is lower in fat but still high overall, allowing the flavor to better come through.

    The Five Main Pacific Salmon 2006

  • With a deep, natural color, sockeye is lower in fat but still high overall, allowing the flavor to better come through.

    The Five Main Pacific Salmon 2006

  • Open 2 6-7 oz or one 14-15 oz can of salmon (sockeye is best, but pink will work fine.

    kateelliott: Query: Casseroles and Main Dishes that freeze well kateelliott 2009

  • The sockeye is the most important commercial salmon species in North America.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The sockeye is the most important commercial salmon species in North America.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The sockeye is the most important commercial salmon species in North America.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The sockeye is the most important commercial salmon species in North America.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Mark Angelo, chair of the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, said the urgency of the situation is too great to wait for the results from a federal commission of inquiry into the decline of Fraser sockeye, which is close to commencing its investigation but is not obliged to issue a final report before May 1, 2011.

    canada.com Top Stories 2009

  • First-fruit ceremonies were annually held at the time of picking the wild fruit or gathering the roots, and also among the salmon-eating tribes when the run of the 'sockeye' salmon began.

    The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897

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