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.
Words nearby salmonoid
salmonella typhi,
salmonella typhimurium,
salmonella typhosa,
salmonellosis,
salmonid,
salmonoid,
salol,
salome,
salometer,
salomon,
salon
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)