salmonid

[ sal-muh-nid ]

/ ˈsæl mə nɪd /

adjective

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

noun

a salmonid fish.

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Origin of salmonid

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

Words nearby salmonid

salmonella schottmülleri, salmonella typhi, salmonella typhimurium, salmonella typhosa, salmonellosis, salmonid, salmonoid, salol, salome, salometer, salomon

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Example sentences from the Web for salmonid

Probably the sexually-immature worm occurs in other fishes, especially the Salmonid.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
Salvelinus, sal-ve-lī′nus, n. a genus of Salmonid, the chars.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The Salmonid are found in the rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The whole salmon family—the Salmonid—are typical northern immigrants.
The History of the European Fauna|R. F. Scharff

The species of Salmonid call particularly our attention, from the minuteness of the characters upon which their distinction rests.
The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Vol. XLIX|Various

British Dictionary definitions for salmonid

salmonid

/ (ˈsælmənɪd) /

noun

any fish of the family Salmonidiae

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