coho
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of coho
origin unknown; probably from an American Indian language
Example Sentences
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This shift is particularly troubling in Southcentral Alaska, where northern pike were introduced illegally and now share habitat with Chinook and coho salmon populations that are already in decline.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The stable parasite levels observed in coho and sockeye salmon are more difficult to interpret.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
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
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