salmonoid
resembling a salmon.
belonging or pertaining to the suborder Salmonoidea, to which the salmon family belongs.
a salmonoid fish.
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British Dictionary definitions for salmonoid
/ (ˈsælməˌnɔɪd) /
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
of, relating to, or resembling a salmon
any fish belonging to the suborder Salmonoidea, esp any of the family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, char)
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