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.

Origin of scalare

1925–30; <New Latin; Latin scālāre, neuter of scālārisscalar; from its ladderlike markings

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scalage
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British Dictionary definitions for scalare

scalare

/ (skəˈlɛərɪ) /

noun

another name for angelfish (def. 2)

Origin of scalare

C19: from Latin scālāris of a ladder, scalar, referring to the runglike pattern on its body

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