coho

or co·hoe

[ koh-hoh ]

noun

, plural co·hos, (especially collectively) co·ho.

1. coho salmon.

coho

/ ˈkəʊhəʊ /

noun

1. a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch Also calledsilver salmon

Word History and Origins

Origin of coho¹

origin unknown; probably from an American Indian language

Example Sentences

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

The team, part of the Karuk tribe’s fisheries program, was searching for juvenile chinook and coho salmon.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

Sockeye and chum salmon were commonly found in temperatures down to just a few degrees above freezing, while coho and steelhead were absent from the coldest areas.

From Science Daily