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coho

UK/ˈkəʊhəʊ/US/ˈkoʊhoʊ/

coho noun: 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: an anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the...
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Noun

coho (plural cohos)

  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.
    • Overall, OCN coho constitute the largest aggregate of coho populations in the United States outside Alaska.1996, Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, National Research Council, Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, page 105
    • 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.1998, Robert Harvey Conrad, Coho Salmon Escapement to the Skagit River Estimated Using a Mark-recapture Method, 1989, page i

coho meaning in Tamil

coho in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of coho

Forms of coho

pluralcohos

Origin of coho

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

Phrases with coho

Words that rhyme with coho

Questions about coho

What does coho mean?
Coho means 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.
What is coho in Tamil?
Coho in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Coho meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coho?
Coho is a noun.
How do you pronounce coho?
Coho is pronounced /ˈkəʊhəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of coho?
The plural of coho is cohos.

Words near coho in the dictionary

  1. Cohle
  2. Cohles
  3. Cohn
  4. Cohnheim
  5. Cohns
  6. coho
  7. coho salmon
  8. cohoba
  9. cohobas
  10. cohobate
  11. cohobated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coho (page history and authors); coho (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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