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scalare
[ skuh-lair-ee, -lahr-ee ]
noun
- any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scalare1
C19: from Latin scālāris of a ladder, scalar , referring to the runglike pattern on its body
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