Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salmonid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: salmonid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.

noun

A fish of the Salmonidae family.

Example Sentences

"Westslope cutthroat trout, or cutts, are among western Montana’s original salmonid inhabitants; […]"
"But commercial fishing and the construction of dams over the last two centuries have contributed to the decline of wild salmonids by 95 percent."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Salmonidae. By surface analysis, salmon + -id.

Word Breakdown

Root: Salmonidae

Inflected Forms

salmonids (plural)

Questions

What does salmonid mean?: Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.
Where does salmonid come from?: Borrowed from translingual Salmonidae. By surface analysis, salmon + -id.

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