GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Nerka , 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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   Redfish , n. (Zool.) (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.
   1913 Webster