Coho vs Coo - What's the difference?
coho | coo |
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 ,
* 1998', Robert Harvey Conrad, '''''Coho Salmon Escapement to the Skagit River Estimated Using a Mark-recapture Method, 1989 ,
* 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 ,
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The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
(transitive, or, intransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
* 26 June 2014 , A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together [http://www.avclub.com/review/paul-rudd-and-amy-poehler-spoof-rom-com-cliches-th-206220]
To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
* 2013 , Nicola Cornick, One Night with the Laird (page 206)
Expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.
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* 1988 , Sean Kelly, Professional BMX Simulator'' (video game review in ''Your Sinclair , issue 35, November 1988)
* 1989 , Competitions'' (in ''Sinclair User , issue 92, November 1989)
* 1990 , Crash readers' awards ceremony'' (in ''Crash , issue 75, April 1990)
As nouns the difference between coho and coo
is that coho is 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 while coo is the murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.As a verb coo is
to make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.As an adjective coo is
cool.As an interjection coo is
expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.As an initialism COO is
chief operating officer.coho
English
Noun
(en noun)page 105,
- Overall, OCN[Oregon Coastal Natural] coho' constitute the largest aggregate of ' coho populations in the United States outside Alaska.
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- 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.
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- 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 salmonSee also
* (Coho salmon) * (Oncorhynchus kisutch) *Anagrams
*References
coo
English
Etymology 1
Of onomatopoetic/imitative origin.Noun
(-)Verb
(en verb)- As Norah Jones coos sweet nothings on the soundtrack, the happy couple—played by Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler—canoodle through a Manhattan montage, making pasta for two, swimming through a pile of autumn leaves, and horsing around at a fruit stand.
- They were too busy cooing over the baby and his parents were too busy cooing over each other.
Derived terms
* cooer * cooinglyEtymology 2
Shortening of cool. Compare foo.Etymology 3
Interjection
(en interjection)- The last track on each of the three sections is a professional course, where you can customise your bike by changing the tyres and the size of chainwheel. Coo !
- We want you to come up with a side splitting caption for a picture drawn by the fair hand of those at System 3. If you turn out to be the Funniest "Person", we'll give you a big wopping model of a dinosaur. Coo .
- Mark: 'Coo', I've only had four gallons of extra caffeine coffee today so I'm not my usual talking-to-PR-girlies-for-hours-on-end self. But bear with me a mo while I get myself together (audience waits for an age while he searches through his coat for the golden envelope). Here it is! ' Coo , and the winner is The New Zealand Story.'