Mykiss \My"kiss\, n. [Russ. muikize, prob. fr. a native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A salmon ({Salmo mykiss}, syn. {S. purpuratus}) marked with
black spots and a red throat, found in most of the rivers
from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; -- called
also {black-spotted trout}, {cutthroat trout}, and {redthroat
trout}.