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nerka |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr native name.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Redfish \Red"fish`\ (r[e^]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) a The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also {nerka}. See {Blueback} b . b The rosefish. c A large California labroid food fish ({Trochocopus pulcher}); -- called also {fathead}. d The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under {Drumfish}.
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