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Definition of Salmonidae
1. Noun. Salmon and trout.
Exact synonyms: Family Salmonidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Isospondyli, Order Isospondyli
Member holonyms: Salmonid, Salmon, Genus Salmo, Salmo, Genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus, Genus Salvelinus, Salvelinus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Isospondyli, Order Isospondyli
Member holonyms: Salmonid, Salmon, Genus Salmo, Salmo, Genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus, Genus Salvelinus, Salvelinus
Medical Definition of Salmonidae
1. A family of anadromous fish comprising the salmons, trouts, whitefishes, graylings, and chars. They are the most important food and game fishes. Their habitat is the northern atlantic and pacific, both marine and inland, and the great lakes. (nelson: fishes of the world, 1976, p97) (12 Dec 1998)