What does "coho" mean?

An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.

Coho

Q: What is a synonym for "coho"?

Common synonyms include: blue jack, coho salmon, cohoe, silver salmon, blue jack, oncorhynchus kisutch.

//ˈkoʊhoʊ// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
"1996, Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, National Research Council, Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, page 105, Overall, OCN coho constitute the largest aggregate of coho populations in the United States outside Alaska."
2
small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes wordnet
3
fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes wordnet

Synonyms

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blue jack coho salmon cohoe silver salmon blue jack oncorhynchus kisutch

Example

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"1996, Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, National Research Council, Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, page 105, Overall, OCN coho constitute the largest aggregate of coho populations in the United States outside Alaska."

Etymology

The earlier spelling "cohose" was re-interpreted as a plural form (for a similar development, see pea). From Halkomelem.

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