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scalare

American

[skuh-lair-ee, -lahr-ee] / skəˈlɛər i, -ˈlɑr i /

noun

any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.

scalare British

/ skəˈlɛərɪ /

noun

another name for angelfish

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Etymology

Origin of scalare

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

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