n.
Pronunciation: ' sa-m ə -nid, ' sal-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Salmonidae, from Salmon-, Salmo, genus name, from Latin salmo salmon
Date: 1868
: any of a family (Salmonidae) of elongate bony fishes (as a salmon or trout) that have the last three vertebrae upturned
– salmonid adjective