Oncorhynchus nerka

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Translingual

Oncorhynchus nerka ocean phase and spawning phase

Etymology

From Oncorhynchus + Russian не́рка (nérka, “sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka”) itself from Finnish nieriä (“Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus”).

Proper noun

Oncorhynchus nerka f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – sockeye salmon.

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