# smoltification

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater.

## Etymology
From smolt + -ification.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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