| a small salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, of the North Pacific coasts and also in the Great Lakes, where it was introduced: important as a game and food fish. |
| coho salmon n. A small silver food and game fish (Oncorhynchus kisutch) native to North Pacific waters and introduced in the Great Lakes. Also called silver salmon. [Alteration of cohose, from Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwestern British Columbia) k'wəxwəθ.] |