sockeye salmon vs sockeye

sockeye salmon and sockeye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sockeye salmon	Yes	No	No	No
sockeye	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sockeye salmon and sockeye are synonyms defined as:

sockeye salmon and sockeye: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning

Other synonyms of sockeye salmon include blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, red salmon.

As nouns, sockeye salmon and sockeye are synonyms defined as:

sockeye salmon and sockeye: fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers

Other synonyms of sockeye salmon include red salmon.

sockeye salmon (noun)	sockeye (noun)
small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning	small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers	fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers