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Oncorhynchus nerka

DEFINITIONS OF: Oncorhynchus nerka

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

Synonyms:
blueback salmon, red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon
Type of:
salmon
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
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