alevin
[ al-uh-vuhn ]
/ ˈæl ə vən /
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noun Ichthyology.
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
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Aleutian Islands, Aleutian low, Aleutian Range, Aleve, A level, alevin, alewife, Alex, Alexa, alexander, Alexander Archipelago
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Example sentences from the Web for alevin
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
Word Origin for alevin
C19: from French, from Old French alever to rear (young), from Latin levāre to raise
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