coho

noun

co·​ho ˈkō-(ˌ)hō How to pronounce coho (audio)
plural cohos or coho
: a rather small Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) that has light-colored flesh and is native to both coasts of the North Pacific and is stocked in the Great Lakes

called also coho salmon, silver salmon

Examples of coho in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Larger mains encompass octopus, scallops, and coho salmon on the seafood side, and steak, duck, and pork on the meat side. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, state and federal fish managers announced the offshore coho salmon season, including hatchery and non-clipped fish, will end Sunday evening between Cape Falcon near Manzanita and Humbug Mountain south of Port Orford. Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023 The agency points out that 2023 has been a good year for coho salmon returns in Idaho. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Oct. 2023 The clip rate for hatchery coho in the estuary has been lower than predicted, raising anglers’ fears about to releasing potentially wild fish and possibly dooming them, especially those that bleed from even barbless hooks. Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023 And enough coho have even crossed Bonneville Dam to make the Columbia River off the mouth of the Klickitat look interesting for a month or two. Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023 While most Oregon anglers will get to fish for coho somewhere in the ocean, Californians will see no ocean salmon seasons at all. Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023 There has been a very welcome sight in several Northern California streams over the last few months: endangered coho salmon. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 19 Jan. 2022 Fishers and environmental groups went to federal court in Oakland, saying the Bush administration gave too much water to farmers and ranchers at the risk of thousands of chinook and coho, both threatened with extinction. oregonlive, 17 June 2023

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwest British Columbia) k̓ʷə́xʷəθ

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coho was in 1869

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“Coho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coho. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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