red salmon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

red salmon
    n 1: fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers [syn:
         {red salmon}, {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}]
    2: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries
       of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after
       spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}, {red salmon},
       {blueback salmon}, {Oncorhynchus nerka}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.]
   (Zool.)
   The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}),
   ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to
   Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also {red salmon},
   {redfish}, {blueback}, and {sawqui}.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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