# kokanee

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A lacustrine (that is, land-locked, found in lakes and not in the ocean) sockeye.

## Etymology
Probably borrowed from Shuswap kəknǽxʷ.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kokanee