coho
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Definition of coho
— called also coho salmon, silver salmon
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But the weather shifted on our last morning, and we were rewarded with a triple-header: Each of us had a coho on the line. — Melanie Kirkpatrick, WSJ, "Cold, Windy Bliss on a Salmon Fishing Trip," 9 Aug. 2018 Five hundred and thirty-five thousand coho salmon smolt have been released into Ship Creek with 365,000 kings to come next week. — Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, "Fish on: First round of stocking complete for Anchorage lakes," 26 May 2018 Visitors watch coho and chinook salmon head home to fresh waters to spawn. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "Salmon on the move at Ballard Locks," 4 Sep. 2018 The menu’s other two mains, skirt steak and wild coho, are grilled over oak with the same exactitude. — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, "Central Smoke’s Asian-accented, down-home barbecue adds fire and spice to chilly nights," 25 Oct. 2018 There are five major species of Pacific salmon: coho, Chinook, chum, pink and sockeye. — Melanie Kirkpatrick, WSJ, "Cold, Windy Bliss on a Salmon Fishing Trip," 9 Aug. 2018 The 2018 coho catch should be nearly 6 million, an increase of 600,000 silvers from last season. — Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s how Alaska fishery managers expect this salmon season to play out," 15 May 2018 What to do: Ranger Jack Ransom says fishing for coho or sockeye salmon can be excellent in the area. — Erin Kirkland, Anchorage Daily News, "Tonsina Point near Seward provides a perfect place for Alaska’s newest public-use cabin," 14 May 2018 In 2017, chinook consumed 47 kilotonnes of forage fish, compared to 21 for steelhead, 19 for lake trout, 8 for brown trout and 4 for coho, according to the report. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Lake Michigan chinook and alewife are near the desired balance, a new report says," 28 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coho.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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