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Definition of Sockeye
1. Noun. Fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers.
Exact synonyms: Red Salmon, Sockeye Salmon
Group relationships: Blueback Salmon, Oncorhynchus Nerka, Red Salmon, Sockeye Salmon
Generic synonyms: Salmon
Group relationships: Blueback Salmon, Oncorhynchus Nerka, Red Salmon, Sockeye Salmon
Generic synonyms: Salmon
2. Noun. Small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning.
Exact synonyms: Blueback Salmon, Oncorhynchus Nerka, Red Salmon, Sockeye Salmon
Generic synonyms: Salmon
Group relationships: Genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus
Terms within: Red Salmon, Sockeye Salmon
Generic synonyms: Salmon
Group relationships: Genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus
Terms within: Red Salmon, Sockeye Salmon
Definition of Sockeye
1. a food fish [n -S]