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salmonoid

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salm·o·noid  (sm-noid, slm-)
adj.
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the suborder Salmonoidea.
salmo·noid n.
salmonoid [ˈsælməˌnɔɪd]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or resembling a salmon
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any fish belonging to the suborder Salmonoidea, esp any of the family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, char)
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