Definition of kokanee in English:
kokanee
nounPlural kokanees ˈkəʊkanikōˈkanē
A sockeye salmon of a dwarf variety which lives in landlocked lakes in western North America.
Example sentencesExamples
- The sockeye are very similar to kokanee salmon, which do not migrate and spend their entire lives in Redfish Lake.
- It was about fifteen inches long, a healthy length for a mature kokanee, but smaller than its coastal doppelgänger, the sockeye.
- There the eagles wait to swoop down on weakened kokanee salmon.
- Migrating kokanee salmon experience a comparable elevation in plasma cortisol compared to the levels seen in ocean-run species.
- Fishing for kokanee salmon has never been more popular.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Shuswap (a Salish language).