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
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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.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Two years ago, 50,000 coho salmon smolts emigrated from the watershed, nearly 400% above the average count, according to Marin Water.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
One is just wild salmon (coho and sockeye), there’s a white fish box (halibut, cod, pollock) and a combo box (all of the above plus rockfish).
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Yurok Tribe and environmental groups are hoping to restore river health and coho salmon after they were impeded for almost a century.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Two years ago, 50,000 coho salmon smolts emigrated from the watershed, nearly 400% above the average count, according to Marin Water.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
One is just wild salmon (coho and sockeye), there’s a white fish box (halibut, cod, pollock) and a combo box (all of the above plus rockfish).
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Yurok Tribe and environmental groups are hoping to restore river health and coho salmon after they were impeded for almost a century.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Coho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coho. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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