Definition of 'sockeye'

Noun

1. fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers
      Synonyms: red salmon 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
      Synonyms: sockeye salmon red salmon blueback salmon Oncorhynchus nerka

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