kokanee
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- noun
- /koʊˈkeɪni/
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kokanee
- Two additional species of salmon, coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka), were introduced in 1933 and 1950.
- kokanee salmon
- kokanee fishing
Examples
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Careful planning and scientific methods are crucial to habitat conservation efforts—the ultimate tool for ensuring a bright future for Lake Sammamish kokanee.
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Despite their small size, kokanee are highly regarded sportfish because their orange-red flesh makes a tasty meal.
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Female and male kokanee salmon are looking for the perfect place to spawn.
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This season's kokanee salmon are off to an early and exciting start at Lake Sammamish.
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But when the rain finally returned in late October, the kokanee in the lake began their short journey upstream to spawn.
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This year we hope to see an increase in kokanee returning to and spawning in streams as a result of the supplementation program.
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The hatchery supplementation program, based at WDFW's Issaquah Creek Hatchery, boosts the numbers of kokanee in the lake by "head-starting" baby kokanee in the safety of the hatchery.
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On Chelan, we have located schools of kokanee around the edges of the lower half of the lake.
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Miller Lake: Angling for browns and kokanee has been good.
Synonyms
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A Pacific salmon with red flesh that swims upstream to spawn and then dies
A Pacific salmon with red flesh that returns to rivers in North America and Asia to lay eggs
The fatty red flesh of a Pacific salmon eaten as food
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kokanee comes from a Native word of the Pacific Northwest used by local people to name a small, red salmon that stays in lakes instead of going to the sea. So, kokanee today means the sockeye salmon that 'lives only in lakes'.