salmonoid

(salmə no̵id′)

adjective

  1. like a salmon
  2. of the suborder (Salmonoidei, order Salmoniformes) of bony fishes that includes the salmons, trouts, and most smelts

noun

a salmonoid fish

See salmonoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the suborder Salmonoidea.

Related Forms:

  • salmˈo·noidˌ noun
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