kokanee salmon
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Salmon — is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout. Salmon live in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Great Lakes and other land locked lakes.Typically,… … Wikipedia
kokanee — kōˈkanē noun also kokanee salmon ( s) Etymology: probably from Kokanee creek, southeastern British Columbia : a small landlocked sockeye salmon that rarely reaches a pound in weight but that is an important forage fish in certain inland waters … Useful english dictionary
Kokanee beer — Kokanee is a popular beer brewed in the Columbia Brewery in Creston, British Columbia. Columbia Brewery began brewing Kokanee lager in 1959 and was purchased by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1974.The beerA light, flavourful beer, it is most… … Wikipedia
kokanee — [kō kan′ē] n. pl. kokanees or kokanee [prob. after Kokanee Creek, a stream in British Columbia] any landlocked population of the sockeye salmon of W North America … English World dictionary
Kokanee — may refer to:* Kokanee beer * Land locked lake populations of Sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ) … Wikipedia
salmón rojo — o salmón sockeye Pez comestible (Oncorhynchus nerka) del Pacífico norte, que constituye casi el 20% de la pesca comercial de salmón de dicho océano. Pesa unos 3 kg (6 lb) y no tiene manchas visibles en el cuerpo. Se extiende desde el mar de… … Enciclopedia Universal
kokanee — noun Etymology: perhaps from Shuswap (Salishan language of British Columbia) kəknǽxw Date: 1933 a small landlocked sockeye salmon … New Collegiate Dictionary
kokanee — Canadian Slang British Columbian name for a species of land locked salmon (accent on first syllable). Also the name of a popular beer made in the Kootenay district, also known as Blue Cocaine … English dialects glossary
kokanee — [ kəʊkani] noun (plural same or kokanees) a dwarf sockeye salmon which lives in landlocked lakes in western North America. Origin C19: from Salish … English new terms dictionary
Sockeye salmon — For other uses, see Sockeye (disambiguation). Sockeye salmon Conservation status … Wikipedia
