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salmonoid

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsælməˌnɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(salmə noid′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sal•mo•noid  (salmə noid′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Fishresembling a salmon.
  2. Fishbelonging or pertaining to the suborder Salmonoidea, to which the salmon family belongs.

n. 
  1. Fisha salmonoid fish.
  • Neo-Latin Salmonoidea name of the suborder. See salmon, -oid
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
salmonoid /ˈsælməˌnɔɪd/ adj
  1. 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
  2. of, relating to, or resembling a salmon
n
  1. any fish belonging to the suborder Salmonoidea, esp any of the family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, char)
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