Keta

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.

    "The rivers in June, July, and August, abound with ketas, and hump-backed salmon."

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"The rivers in June, July, and August, abound with ketas, and hump-backed salmon."

Etymology

From Evenki [Term?].

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north americaoncorhynchus keta

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