alevin
[ al-uh-vuhn ]
nounIchthyology.
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
Origin of alevin
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How to use alevin in a sentence
The alevin stage is the stage in which the least mortality should be expected, and the little fish give but little trouble.
Amateur Fish Culture | Charles Edward WalkerThe alevin stage was that in which the fish give least trouble, the stage I am now describing is that in which they give most.
Amateur Fish Culture | Charles Edward Walker
British Dictionary definitions for alevin
alevin
/ (ˈælɪvɪn) /
noun
a young fish, esp a young salmon or trout
Origin of alevin
1C19: from French, from Old French alever to rear (young), from Latin levāre to raise
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