sockeye
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- noun
- /ˈsɑːkaɪ/
- US
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salmón sockeye
- The same process appears to be at work in some sockeye spawning areas in Alaska.
- sockeye salmon
- sockeye, chum
- sockeye, coho
Examples
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This is the wild Alaska sockeye salmon.
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Like coho, young sockeye overwinter in their home waters and rely on nutrients from adult spawners during a crucial growing period.
Academic text (1997) -
We have some Michigan wild caught sockeye salmon.
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However, some sockeye and pink salmon may be included in imports from Canada.
Academic text (1992) -
Record numbers of a once-waning population of sockeye salmon have been returning to the Northwest's Columbia.
Blog text (14) -
Our cuisine is afflicted as well: that beautiful Copper River sockeye will be served with mango chutney, for example.
Blog text (5) -
Unlike coho and chinook, which disperse along spawning streams and stake out mating territories, sockeye and pinks migrate and spawn in dense groups.
Academic text (1997) -
You can find sockeye salmon in rivers throughout Alaska during the peak spawning season.
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Many chefs praise the rich flavor of sockeye salmon when preparing seafood dishes.
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The annual migration of sockeye salmon attracts tourists eager to see this natural phenomenon.
Synonyms
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A salmon from north Pacific rivers with red flesh whose adults die after spawning
A small salmon with red flesh from northern Pacific rivers, often eaten and dying after laying eggs
A Pacific salmon with red flesh that returns to rivers in North America and Asia to lay eggs
A small salmon from the northern Pacific with bright red flesh that dies after spawning
A small Pacific salmon with red flesh whose adults die after spawning
Compounds
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A salmon from north Pacific rivers with red flesh whose adults die after spawning
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sockeye comes from a Native Pacific word suk-kegh that means 'red fish', because these salmon turn bright red when they swim up rivers to lay their eggs. That's why a sockeye is the Pacific salmon known for its red flesh and long migration.