Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.]
(Zool.)
The most important salmon of Alaska (Oncorhinchus nerka),
ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also red salmon,
redfish, blueback, and sawqui.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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