salmonid

[ sal-muh-nid ]

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.

noun

a salmonid fish.

Origin of salmonid

First recorded in 1865–70, salmonid is from the New Latin word Salmonidae name of the family. See salmon, -id²

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How to use salmonid in a sentence

Key to field identification of andromous juvenile salmonids in the Pacific Northwest.
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On the salmonids, fresh and salt, she has lavished her creative refinements.
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Haplochitonidae and Galaxiidae represent the Salmonids and Esoces of the northern zone.
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British Dictionary definitions for salmonid

salmonid

/ (ˈsælmənɪd) /

noun

any fish of the family Salmonidiae

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