Common name of Oncorhynchus kisutch
 
Common name Ts'iing k'iiga
Language Haida
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality 53N132W British Columbia coast
Ref. Jones, R., 1999
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'ts'iing k'ii ga', i.e., 'sharp tooth' and used to refer to coho returning in January or February and which indicates the change in appearance once salmon have been in freshwater and at the end of a run (Ref. 38231).
 
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