sockeye salmon

[ sok-ahy ]
/ ˈsɒkˌaɪ /

noun

an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.
Also called blueback salmon, red salmon, sock·eye.

Origin of sockeye salmon

1865–70; sockeye, alteration (by folk etymology) of Halkomelem (Mainland dial.) sθə́qəỷ

Words nearby sockeye salmon

sockdologer, sockeroo, socket, socket wrench, sockeye, sockeye salmon, socko, socle, socman, socotra, socrates