English noun: blueback salmon | |||
| 1. | blueback salmon (animal) small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning | ||
| Synonyms | Oncorhynchus nerka, red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | salmon | ||
| Part holonym | red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon | ||
| Member meronym | genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus | ||