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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Every year in Sonoma County, steelhead trout and coho salmon return to spawn in creeks along the Russian River that are fed by groundwater.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Beginning their lives in freshwater systems, like the Klamath River, then traveling out to the salty ocean and back again to their spawning grounds, the chinook and coho salmon face a mix of dangers.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
The cans, set aside to monitor packaging integrity over time, contained chum, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay from 1979 to 2021.
—Ashley Stimpson, science.org, 7 May 2024
Those that take a dip may encounter endangered coho salmon in the water, which is surrounded by redwoods.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 17 July 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Beginning their lives in freshwater systems, like the Klamath River, then traveling out to the salty ocean and back again to their spawning grounds, the chinook and coho salmon face a mix of dangers.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
The cans, set aside to monitor packaging integrity over time, contained chum, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay from 1979 to 2021.
—Ashley Stimpson, science.org, 7 May 2024
Those that take a dip may encounter endangered coho salmon in the water, which is surrounded by redwoods.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 17 July 2024
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“Coho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coho. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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