Salmonid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Salmonid is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.
More Meanings
- A fish of the Salmonidae family.
Example Sentences
Westslope cutthroat trout, or cutts, are among western Montana’s original salmonid inhabitants; […]
But commercial fishing and the construction of dams over the last two centuries have contributed to the decline of wild salmonids by 95 percent.
Word Forms
- salmonids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include salmon, stream, salmonoid, salpiform, fishen, sparoid.
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