alevin

A1L1E1V4I1N1
US/ˈæl.ə.vən/

noun

Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.

OriginFrench alevin →
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Meanings

nounalevin (plural alevins)

plural alevins

  1. Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.

Origin

  1. Frenchalevin
  2. Frenchalevin
  3. Englishalevin

Borrowed from French alevin.

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Translations

Catalan aleví
  • alevínewly hatched fish
French alevin
  • alevinnewly hatched fish
Portuguese alevino
  • alevinonewly hatched fish
Spanish alevín
  • alevínnewly hatched fish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

valineLavinevenialvineallevainalvineveinal
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Chicago

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