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coho

American

[koh-hoh] / ˈkoʊ hoʊ /

Or cohoe

noun

coho salmon.

coho British

/ ˈkəʊhəʊ /

noun

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

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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

In coho and sockeye salmon, parasite levels remained steady.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

By establishing the salmon sanctuary in Blue Creek, the deal safeguards a vital cold-water habitat for fish including Chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

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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