Meanings
adjectivesalmonid (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.
Westslope cutthroat trout, or cutts, are among western Montana’s original salmonid inhabitants; […]
2014 August 4, Chris Santella, “In Montana, Cutthroat Trout Are Hungry Trout”, in The New York Times
nounsalmonid (plural salmonids)
plural salmonids
- A fish of the Salmonidae family.
But commercial fishing and the construction of dams over the last two centuries have contributed to the decline of wild salmonids by 95 percent.
2019 December 11, Priyanka Runwal, “A Silicon Valley Disruption for Birds That Gorge on Endangered Fish”, in The New York Times
Origin
- translingualSalmonidae
- Englishsalmonid
Borrowed from translingual Salmonidae. By surface analysis, salmon + -id.
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APA
salmonid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salmonid
MLA
“salmonid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salmonid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salmonid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salmonid.
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