GENUS SALMO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Salmo mean? 

• GENUS SALMO (noun)
  The noun GENUS SALMO has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout

  Familiarity information: GENUS SALMO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SALMO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Salmo; Salmo

Hypernyms ("genus Salmo" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Salmo"):

Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar (found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning)

brown trout; Salmo trutta; salmon trout (speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America)

rainbow trout; Salmo gairdneri (found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska)

Holonyms ("genus Salmo" is a member of...):

family Salmonidae; Salmonidae (salmon and trout)