salmonid

noun

sal·​mo·​nid ˈsa-mə-nid 

ˈsal-

: any of a family (Salmonidae) of elongate bony fishes (such as a salmon or trout) that have the last three vertebrae upturned

salmonid adjective

Examples of salmonid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some Indigenous people who live by fishing and hunting are worried that beaver dams may block the migration of fish like the Dolly Varden, an Arctic salmonid that lives in the ocean for part of its life cycle but spawns and overwinters in tundra streams. —Sharon Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2022

The species in the Stark, a mile-long river that separates the lodge from Łutsël K’é, is Arctic grayling, a gorgeous salmonid much smaller than lake trout and an absolute blast to catch. —David Treuer, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2023

All salmonid fishing closes when chinook is closed. —oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2020

But commercial fishing and the construction of dams over the last two centuries have contributed to the decline of wild salmonids by 95 percent. —Priyanka Runwal, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2019

The results of our studies have shown that the system does have potential to assist in migration of salmonids. —Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Salmonidae, from Salmon-, Salmo, genus name, from Latin salmo salmon

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above