noun.
A vernacular name in Kamchatka of the dog-salmon, Oncorhynchus keta.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of inferior value, which in the autumn runs up all the larger rivers between San Francisco and Kamchatka.
Word Usage
"Canned Alaska salmon is available at most supermarkets and wholesale clubs, such as Costco, and the pink, keta, and sockeye varieties of canned Alaska salmon can be very affordable."