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See also: cohō
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The earlier spelling "cohose" was re-interpreted as a plural form (for a similar development, see pea). From Halkomelem.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
coho (plural cohos)
- 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[Oregon Coastal Natural] coho constitute the largest aggregate of coho populations in the United States outside Alaska.
- 1998, Robert Harvey Conrad, Coho Salmon Escapement to the Skagit River Estimated Using a Mark-recapture Method, 1989, page i:
- Since 1965, an index live-count method has been used to annually estimate the number of coho salmon in the escapement to the Skagit River.
- 2000, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Sitka Ranger District, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Redoubt Lake Cabin, Baranof Island: Fish and Wildlife Opportunities, unnumbered page,
- Redoubt Lake has good populations of both coho and sockeye salmon and minor runs of pink salmon and a few chum salmon. The sockeye run peaks during early July, and the coho run begins in August.
- 1996, Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, National Research Council, Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, page 105,
Synonyms[edit]
- (Onchorhynchus kisutch): blue jack, coho salmon, cohoe, silver salmon
Translations[edit]
Oncorhynchus kisutch
References[edit]
Coho salmon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Oncorhynchus kisutch on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Oncorhynchus kisutch on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “coho”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
cohō