blueback

UK
/ˈbluːbæk/
US
/ˈbluˌbæk/
bluebacknoun
bluebacks
pl
UK
/ˈbluːbæk/
US
/ˈbluˌbæk/
Traducciones
голубая рыба
The blueback is known for its distinctive color.
Голубая рыба известна своим отличительным цветом.
Definiciones
Any of several fish with a bluish back, especially the sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) when at sea and the blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis).
Local fishermen wait for the blueback to appear offshore every spring.
Sinónimos
river herring
blueback salmon
juvenile salmon
blueback herring
bluebackadjective
more blueback
Comp.
most blueback
Super.
UK
/ˈbluːbæk/
US
/ˈbluˌbæk/
Used attributively of an animal or its coloration (‘a blueback herring’).
Definiciones
Having a blue or bluish back.
The river is famous for its blueback trout.
bluebackproper noun
Definiciones
USS Blueback, a United States Navy Barbel-class submarine commissioned in 1959.
The museum displays the USS Blueback as an important piece of naval history.