plural cohos or coho
Definition of 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
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The first known use of coho was in 1869
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