"smoltification" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: smolt + -ification Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smolt|ification}} smolt + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} smoltification (uncountable)
  1. The series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater. Wikipedia link: smoltification Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-smoltification-en-noun-Zsyp1tRO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification

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