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Definition of Family salmonidae
1. Noun. Salmon and trout.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Isospondyli, Order Isospondyli
Member holonyms: Salmonid, Salmon, Genus Salmo, Salmo, Genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus, Genus Salvelinus, Salvelinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Salmonidae
Literary usage of Family salmonidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"GRAYLING (Thymallus), fishes belonging to the family Salmonidae. The best known
are the " poisson bleu " of the Canadian voyageurs, and the European species ..."
2. Bulletin of the University of Montana by Mont University of Montana (Missoula, University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.) (1903)
"To this list may be added the following species planted in Montana waters by the
US Bureau of Fisheries: Family SALMONIDAE. ..."
3. The Sportsman's Gazetteer and General Guide: The Game Animals, Birds and by Charles Hallock (1878)
"... slightly pickled in brine, and exposed to the smoke of a hot fire for a short
time, make most delicious food. Belongs to family Salmonidae. I . M: . ..."
4. The Course of Creation by John Anderson (1851)
"While no trace of the family Salmonidae has been detected in the tertiary deposit,
a family exclusively tropical, ..."
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