Definition of salvelinus Salvelinus
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What does salvelinus mean?
WordNet
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| salvelinus - brook trout | ||
| genus Salvelinus | ||
| fish genus any of various genus of fish | ||
| family salmonidae, salmonidae salmon and trout | ||
| salvelinus namaycush, lake trout, salmon trout large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States | ||
| salvelinus fontinalis, brook trout, speckled trout North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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salvelinus
sal-ve-lī′nus, n. a genus of Salmonidæ, the chars. [Prob. Latinised from Ger. salbling, a small salmon.]
Part of speech
🔤- salvelinus, noun, singular of salvelinuses / salvelinusses.
