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sockeye

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish.

  1. A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.
  2. Edible flesh of this fish.
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