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NERKA
NERKA
Ner
"
ka,
n. [
Russ.
niarka,
prob.
fr.
native
name.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
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.