salmonoid

[ sal-muh-noid ]
/ ˈsæl məˌnɔɪd /

adjective

resembling a salmon.
belonging or pertaining to the suborder Salmonoidea, to which the salmon family belongs.

noun

a salmonoid fish.

Origin of salmonoid

First recorded in 1835–45, salmonoid is from the New Latin word Salmonoidea name of the suborder. See salmon, -oid

British Dictionary definitions for salmonoid

salmonoid
/ (ˈsælməˌnɔɪd) /

adjective

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
of, relating to, or resembling a salmon

noun

any fish belonging to the suborder Salmonoidea, esp any of the family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, char)