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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


Synonymsblueback salmon, red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon


Broader (hypernym)salmon


Part holonymred salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon


Member meronymgenus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus









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