Red salmon (7 letters)

{ Answer }

SOCKEYE

{ Related Clues }

Salmon
Salmon variety
Type of salmon

{ Tags }

red, salmon, sockeye, type, variety

{ Notes }

The answer SOCKEYE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SOCKEYE as a noun:

1. (red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon) = fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers

2. (sockeye, sockeye salmon, red salmon, blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka) = small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning