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salmonoid

[ sal-muh-noid ]

adjective

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


noun

  1. a salmonoid fish.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salmonoid1

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

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