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salmonid
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salm·o·nid  (sm-nd, slm-)
adj.
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the family Salmonidae, which includes the salmon, trout, and whitefish.

[From New Latin Salmnidae, family name, from Salm, type genus, from Latin salm, salmn-, salmon; see salmon.]

salmo·nid n.

salmonid [ˈsælmənɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any fish of the family Salmonidiae
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Noun1.salmonid - soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
malacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
family Salmonidae, Salmonidae - salmon and trout
salmon - any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
trout - any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
charr, char - any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus


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