sockeye

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noun

A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.

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kokaneeblueback salmonred salmonsockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka
OriginHalkomelem sθəqəy̓ →
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Meanings

nounsockeye (countable and uncountable, plural sockeyes or sockeye)

plural sockeyes

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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kokaneeblueback salmonred salmonsockeye salmon

nounfatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers

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red salmonsockeye salmon
Broader
salmon

nounsmall salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning

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sockeye salmonred salmonblueback salmonOncorhynchus nerka
Broader
salmon
Also see
blueback salmonred salmonsockeye salmon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Halkomelemsθəqəy̓
  2. Englishsockeye

Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish.

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Translations

Bulgarian червена сьомга
  • червена сьомга (červena sjomga)a type of fish
Catalan salmó roig, salmó vermell
  • salmó roiga type of fish
  • salmó vermella type of fish
Czech losos nerka
  • losos nerkaa type of fish
Estonian nerka
  • nerkaa type of fish
French saumon rouge
  • saumon rougea type of fish
German Rotlachs
  • Rotlachsa type of fish
Portuguese salmão-vermelho
  • salmão-vermelhoa type of fish
Russian не́рка
  • не́рка (nérka)a type of fish
Spanish salmón rojo
  • salmón rojoa type of fish
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APA

sockeye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sockeye

MLA

“sockeye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sockeye. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sockeye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sockeye.

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