smoltification

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noun

The series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater.

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Meanings

nounsmoltification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater.

Origin

From smolt + -ification.

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APA

smoltification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoltification

MLA

“smoltification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoltification. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoltification,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoltification.

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