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Arctic char
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noun
a salmonid, Salvelinus alpinus, that inhabits Arctic and subarctic lakes and streams throughout the Northern Hemisphere: considered a food delicacy.
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Origin of Arctic char
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby Arctic char
arc sine, arc spectrum, arc tan, arc tangent, Arctic, Arctic char, Arctic Circle, Arctic daisy, Arctic fox, arctic hare, Arctic Monkeys
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British Dictionary definitions for Arctic char
arctic char
noun
a char, Salvelinus alpinus, that occurs in northern and arctic seas
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