Salvelinus
noun
Sal·ve·li·nus
ˌsalvəˈlīnəs,
-lēn-
: a genus of fishes (family Salmonidae) distinguished chiefly by their small scales and boat-shaped vomer with teeth only at the end and including the brook trout, lake trout, Dolly Varden, bull trout, and Arctic char
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from German dialect sälbling, a char (Salvelinus alpinus), alteration of sälmling