Salmonoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Salmonoid is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the family Salmonidae of salmon and close relatives.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the family Salmonidae of salmon and close relatives.
More Meanings
- Any of these fish.
Example Sentences
The lake trout‐Lwhich need no populations of two salmonoids, lake trout and landlocked salmon.
One of his planned angling adventures is a float trip of nearly 100 miles down a wild stretch of the Zhang River in quest of various little-known trout and a salmonoid called the taimen, which can reach well over 100 pounds and live for more than a century.
Word Forms
- salmonoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include salmonid, salpiform, sparoid, gadoid, salmon, catanadromous.
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