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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Chum and coho salmon in particular appear to be more important than previously thought in the late summer and early fall.
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Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Lamprey wounds on fish increased significantly in Lake Ontario — on chinook and coho salmon also by more than tenfold.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Hiking to nearby Mink Lake (5.2 miles round-trip) is another popular option, as is a visit to the Salmon Cascades overlook, where coho salmon leap over the falls on their way to spawn upstream in the Sol Duc River between September and October.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Chinook and coho salmon must be hatchery-raised and larger than 45 cm (17.7 inches) and 30cm (11.8 inches), respectively, to keep.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Lamprey wounds on fish increased significantly in Lake Ontario — on chinook and coho salmon also by more than tenfold.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Hiking to nearby Mink Lake (5.2 miles round-trip) is another popular option, as is a visit to the Salmon Cascades overlook, where coho salmon leap over the falls on their way to spawn upstream in the Sol Duc River between September and October.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Chinook and coho salmon must be hatchery-raised and larger than 45 cm (17.7 inches) and 30cm (11.8 inches), respectively, to keep.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coho
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“Coho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coho. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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