coho
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of coho
origin unknown; probably from an American Indian language
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The stable parasite levels observed in coho and sockeye salmon are more difficult to interpret.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Biologists expect that with the dams now removed and the Klamath flowing freely, all types of native fish will benefit, including fall-run and spring-run chinook as well as coho salmon, steelhead trout and Pacific lampreys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
The team, part of the Karuk tribe’s fisheries program, was searching for juvenile chinook and coho salmon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
The cans, set aside to monitor packaging integrity over time, contained chum, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay from 1979 to 2021.
From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024
I can picture myself sitting on the riverbank as Dad pulls a hot-pink coho out of the water, even though Dad was all of twelve at the time.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Last year, when the first batch had matured, fishermen caught 33,000 cohos; this year the catch will approach 100,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
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