sockeye
- n fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers
- n small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
- Canned sockeye, available in most supermarkets, is a perfectly good source of omega-3s.
- The sockeye salmon were coming home from roaming the Pacific Ocean.
- In the fishing towns of northern Washington State and coastal Alaska, the sockeye salmon is more than just a fish.