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sal·ve·li·nus
\ˌsalvəˈlīnəs, -lēn-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from German dialect sälbling, a char (Salvelinus alpinus), alteration of sälmling — more at saibling
: a genus of fishes (family Salmonidae) distinguished chiefly by their small scales and boat-shaped vomer with teeth only at the end and including a common European fish (S. alpinus) and the American brook trout and Dolly Varden |