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keta

keta noun: a small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.

Noun

keta (plural ketas)

  1. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.
    • The rivers in June, July, and August, abound with ketas, and hump-backed salmon.1810, John Smith, A System of Modern Geography

Forms of keta

pluralketas

Origin of keta

From Evenki [Term?].

Questions about keta

What does keta mean?
Keta means a small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.
What part of speech is keta?
Keta is a noun.
What is the plural of keta?
The plural of keta is ketas.

Words near keta in the dictionary

  1. Keswickians
  2. Keswickism
  3. Keszthely
  4. Kesäranta
  5. ket
  6. keta
  7. ketaconazole
  8. ketaguri
  9. ketal
  10. ketalization
  11. ketalizations

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