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Coho vs Coo - What's the difference?

coho | coo |

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)
  • 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

    See also

    * (Coho salmon) * (Oncorhynchus kisutch) *

    Anagrams

    *

    References

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    coo

    English

    Etymology 1

    Of onomatopoetic/imitative origin.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (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]
  • 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.
  • To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
  • * 2013 , Nicola Cornick, One Night with the Laird (page 206)
  • They were too busy cooing over the baby and his parents were too busy cooing over each other.
    Derived terms
    * cooer * cooingly

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of cool. Compare foo.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) cool
  • Etymology 3

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VII , passage=I stood outside the door for a space, letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would”, as Jeeves tells me cats do in adages, then turned the handle softly, pushed – also softly – and, carrying on into the interior, found myself confronted by a girl in housemaid's costume who put a hand to her throat like somebody in a play and leaped several inches in the direction of the ceiling. “Coo'!” she said, having returned to terra firma and taken aboard a spot of breath. “You gave me a start, sir!” [...] “If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now.” “' Coo ! So he is.”}}
  • * 1988 , Sean Kelly, Professional BMX Simulator'' (video game review in ''Your Sinclair , issue 35, November 1988)
  • 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 !
  • * 1989 , Competitions'' (in ''Sinclair User , issue 92, November 1989)
  • 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 .
  • * 1990 , Crash readers' awards ceremony'' (in ''Crash , issue 75, April 1990)
  • 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.'