Salvelinus

noun

Sal·​ve·​li·​nus

ˌsalvəˈlīnəs,

-lēn-

: a genus of fishes (family Salmonidae) distinguished chiefly by their small scales and boat-shaped vomer with teeth only at the end and including the brook trout, lake trout, Dolly Varden, bull trout, and Arctic char

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from German dialect sälbling, a char (Salvelinus alpinus), alteration of sälmling

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