different between coho vs moho

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??h??/
• Rhymes: -??h??

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.
   • 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.

Synonyms

• (Onchorhynchus kisutch): blue jack, coho salmon, cohoe, silver salmon

Translations

See also

• Coho salmon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oncorhynchus kisutch on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• coho on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

Anagrams

• 'choo, Choo, choo, ooch

Latin

Noun

coh?

1. dative singular of cohum
2. ablative singular of cohum

English

Etymology 1

From Maori moho.

Noun

moho (plural mohos)

1. The North Island takah?, an extinct rail of New Zealand.

Etymology 2

From Hawaiian ‘?‘?, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).

Noun

moho (plural mohos)

1. Synonym of oo.

References

• moho in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “moho, n.1.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2002

Anagrams

• HOMO, homo, homo-

Phuthi

Etymology

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Adverb

móhó

1. together

Spanish

Etymology

From Portuguese mofo (“mold, mildew”), from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?moo/, [?mo.o]

Noun

moho m (plural mohos)

1. mildew (US), mold, mould (UK, AU, CA)
2. (dated) rust

   Synonyms: herrumbre, orín, óxido

Usage notes

• Moho is a false friend, and does not mean moo. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry moo.