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cohoe

cohoe

9.9
A small salmon that lives in the northern Pacific and Great Lakes
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊhoʊ/
  • US
translation icon : salmón coho
  • During migration season, the cohoe can be seen swimming upstream in large numbers.

Examples

  • Smoked cohoe is a delicacy in many coastal communities.

  • A local fisherman caught a large cohoe in the river yesterday.

  • I caught a cohoe while fishing in Alaska.

  • The cohoes are swimming upstream right now.

  • During migration season, the cohoe can be seen swimming upstream in large numbers.

  • A local fisherman caught a large cohoe in the river yesterday.

  • Smoked cohoe is a delicacy in many coastal communities.

Synonyms

coho
vscohoe
  • US
2 9.1

A small salmon that lives in the north Pacific and Great Lakes and is caught for food and sport

is the general name rather than highlighting sport or food value
coho salmon
vscohoe
  • US
1 3.0

A small salmon from the Pacific Ocean often eaten for its tender flesh

is the name for the fish rather than emphasizing its meat
Oncorhynchus kisutch
vscohoe
  • Specialized
9.9

A small salmon that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes and is fished for its meat

is the simple regional name rather than stressing food value
blue jack
vscohoe
  • US
9.9

A small salmon that lives along the northern Pacific coasts and in the Great Lakes

is the common alternate name rather than a plain habitat description
silver salmon
vscohoe
  • US
4.1

A small salmon with a shiny silver body that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes

is the regional species name without stressing its silvery look

Surface Forms

cohoe singular
cohoes plural

Etymology

Cohoe is another form of coho, the Pacific salmon, and it likely comes from local Native American names used by people on the coast. So cohoe means that small salmon found along the northern Pacific coasts and in the Great Lakes.