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salmonid

American

[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.

salmonid British

/ ˈsælmənɪd /

noun

any fish of the family Salmonidiae

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of salmonid

First recorded in 1865–70, salmonid is from the New Latin word Salmonidae name of the family. See salmon, -id ²

Example Sentences

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They sequenced about 52 million fragments of DNA in total, about half of which were for the four salmonid species of interest.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

Back in the lab, they sequenced the fragments of floating DNA to identify the type and amount of DNA of salmonid species present.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

The horde mode-like Salmon Run also returns with new salmonid bosses to beat.

From The Verge • Aug. 10, 2022

Nearly 700 salmonid boats and just over 350 bank anglers were counted during last Saturday’s effort flight count from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2016

Sea-Trout.—Next to the salmon comes the sea-trout, the other migratory salmonid of Europe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

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