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单词 kokanee
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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).

 
 

Definition of kokanee in US English:

kokanee

nounkōˈkanē
  • 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.
    • Fishing for kokanee salmon has never been more popular.
    • 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.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Shuswap (a Salish language).

 
 
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