Lexic.us

Definition of Salmonidae

1. Noun. Salmon and trout.

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Salmonidae

Literary usage of Salmonidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1904)
"Observations on the Amount of Dissolved Oxygen in Water required by young salmonidae. By D. Noel Paton, MD, FRCPE (From the Laboratory of the Royal College ..."

2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1855)
"In the 3d, on the breeding localities of the salmonidae, he states his opinion that running water is not essential to the hatching of the ova, ..."

3. Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches by Prentiss Cutler Dodge (1912)
"... and successfully introduced various species of salmonidae (including the native Vermont trout) all of which were unknown to any waters of South America. ..."

4. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1835)
"In those genera which have the species closely allied to each other, the difficulty is much increased ; and in the family of the salmonidae it ..."

5. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1855)
"Family salmonidae, Bo nap. In this family the upper arcade of the mouth (upper jaw) is formed anteriorly by the ..."

6. Loch Creran: Notes from the West Highlands by William Anderson Smith (1887)
"And then, if by salmon the speaker talks comprehensively of all the salmonidae, we could confront him with members of the family only to be acknowledged by ..."

7. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1904)
"Observations on the Amount of Dissolved Oxygen in Water required by young salmonidae. By D. Noel Paton, MD, FRCPE (From the Laboratory of the Royal College ..."

8. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1855)
"In the 3d, on the breeding localities of the salmonidae, he states his opinion that running water is not essential to the hatching of the ova, ..."

9. Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches by Prentiss Cutler Dodge (1912)
"... and successfully introduced various species of salmonidae (including the native Vermont trout) all of which were unknown to any waters of South America. ..."

10. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1835)
"In those genera which have the species closely allied to each other, the difficulty is much increased ; and in the family of the salmonidae it ..."

11. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1855)
"Family salmonidae, Bo nap. In this family the upper arcade of the mouth (upper jaw) is formed anteriorly by the ..."

12. Loch Creran: Notes from the West Highlands by William Anderson Smith (1887)
"And then, if by salmon the speaker talks comprehensively of all the salmonidae, we could confront him with members of the family only to be acknowledged by ..."

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