COHO


Meaning of COHO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkō-(ˌ)hō ]

noun

( plural cohos or coho )

Etymology: Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwest British Columbia) k̓ w ə́x w əθ

Date: 1869

: 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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