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  1. bluebacknoun

    Any of several unrelated American fish

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bluebacknoun

    a trout (Salmo oquassa) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine

  2. Bluebacknoun

    a salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward

  3. Bluebacknoun

    an American river herring (Clupea aestivalis), closely allied to the alewife

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  1. Blueback

    Blueback is a Short novel by critically acclaimed Australian author Tim Winton, published in 1985. It is subtitled: A fable for all ages. Blueback details the life of Abel Jackson, a diver and later marine biologist, from when he was 10 years old into his adult life. The title of the book originates from a fish Abel meets while diving in the bay near his house; a giant blue groper. Abel and his mother, Dora, name it Blueback, and they repeatedly visit it as it spends its life on the reef there. Abel lives with Blueback through many hard times, including protecting him from a poacher. Abel grows up to become a marine biologist as a result of his passion for the sea and love of Blueback. The novel isn't all about the life of Abel Jackson. The novel also outlines a message: "The decisions made in ones childhood can greatly affect his life during adulthood". Described by the author as a "contemporary fable", Blueback explores universal human themes such as love for family, passion, growing up, and belonging. It has been variously described by reviews as "a clearly articulated call for ecological responsibility" in which "Winton pulls deftly on the heartstrings" and a "mawkish [tale] about world ecology that as message is indisputably bad"

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Blueback in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Blueback in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  1. Francis McCrory:

    There was a lot of salmon in those days – all species – coho, steelhead and our sockeye, the blueback, you could make a good living in those days.

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