salmonid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sal′mə nid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sal•mo•nid  (sal′mə nid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Fishbelonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.

n. 
  1. Fisha salmonid fish.
  • Neo-Latin Salmonidae name of the family. See salmon, -id2
  • 1865–70

'salmonid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arctic char

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