kokanee

noun

ko·​kan·​ee kō-ˈka-nē 

: a small landlocked sockeye salmon

Examples of kokanee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Around town, there are now electric fences around apple trees, chicken coops, livestock paddocks, beehives, vegetable gardens, composts and sections of the government-run kokanee salmon spawning channel so that bears can fish and humans can monitor kokanee in safety. —Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025

The reservoir is stocked with kokanee and fall Chinook, rainbow and bull trout, yellow perch and mountain whitefish, according to Idaho Fish and Game. —Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025

There are miles of trails for mountain biking and hiking (Crow Creek Trail to Hidden Falls is one of the most popular hiking routes) and three reservoirs for those interested in fishing for brown trout, rainbow trout, or kokanee salmon. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024

In the fall, adult kokanee turn bright red and journey up small inlet streams to spawn. —Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Shuswap (Salishan language of British Columbia) kəknǽxʷ

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kokanee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy