salmonoid

American  

[sal-muh-noid] / ˈsæl məˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a salmon.

2. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Salmonoidea, to which the salmon family belongs.

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noun

1. a salmonoid fish.

salmonoid British  

/ ˈsælməˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Salmonoidea, a suborder of soft-finned teleost fishes having a fatty fin between the dorsal and tail fins: includes the salmon, whitefish, grayling, smelt, and char

2. of, relating to, or resembling a salmon

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noun

1. any fish belonging to the suborder Salmonoidea, esp any of the family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, char)

Etymology

Origin of salmonoid

First recorded in 1835–45, salmonoid is from the New Latin word Salmonoidea name of the suborder. See salmon, -oid