English noun: Oncorhynchus nerka | |||
1. | Oncorhynchus nerka (animal) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | salmon | ||
Part holonym | red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon | ||
Member meronym | genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus | ||