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coho

American  
[koh-hoh] / ˈkoʊ hoʊ /
Or cohoe

noun

plural

cohos,

plural

coho
  1. coho salmon.


coho British  
/ ˈkəʊhəʊ /

noun

  1. Also called: silver salmon.  a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch

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Etymology

Origin of coho

origin unknown; probably from an American Indian language

Example Sentences

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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

In coho and sockeye salmon, parasite levels remained steady.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

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

The young fish were raised at the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery and included about 90,000 coho salmon, a threatened species, as well as more than 400,000 fall-run Chinook salmon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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