salmonid

salmonid
noun Etymology: New Latin Salmonidae, from Salmon-, Salmo, genus name, from Latin salmo salmon Date: 1868 any of a family (Salmonidae) of elongate bony fishes (as a salmon or trout) that have the last three vertebrae upturned • salmonid adjective

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  • salmonid — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings. 2. noun A fish of the Salmonidae family …   Wiktionary

  • salmònid — sal|mò|nid Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • salmoníd — s. n., pl. salmoníde …   Romanian orthography

  • salmonid — [ salmənɪd, sal mɒnɪd] noun Zoology a fish of a family (Salmonidae) including salmon, trout, charr, and whitefish. Origin C19: from mod. L. Salmonidae (plural), based on L. salmo, salmon salmon + id2 …   English new terms dictionary

  • salmonid — salmo·nid …   English syllables

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