Kokanee definition
A small, landlocked sockeye salmon, often stocked in lakes.
noun
Any landlocked population of the sockeye salmon of W North America.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
kokanee
Plural:
kokaneesOrigin of kokanee
- Perhaps from Shuswap (Salishan language of British Columbia) kəknǽxw
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Shuswap keknǽxʷ.
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