Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic subfamily within the family Salmonidae.

Etymologies

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Thymallus +‎ -inae

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Examples

  • Several other characteristics set the graylings (subfamily Thymallinae) off from the other subfamilies of the family Salmonidae: the trout and salmon (Salmoninae) and the whitefishes (Coregoninae).

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The Thymallinae contains four recognized species worldwide.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Several other characteristics set the graylings (subfamily Thymallinae) off from the other subfamilies of the family Salmonidae: the trout and salmon (Salmoninae) and the whitefishes (Coregoninae).

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The Thymallinae contains four recognized species worldwide.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • It appears that there have been considerable extinctions in Thymallinae along the evolutionary pathways that eventually gave rise to the four extant species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Several other characteristics set the graylings (subfamily Thymallinae) off from the other subfamilies of the family Salmonidae: the trout and salmon (Salmoninae) and the whitefishes (Coregoninae).

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • It appears that there have been considerable extinctions in Thymallinae along the evolutionary pathways that eventually gave rise to the four extant species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

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