alevin

[ al-uh-vuhn ]

noun

, Ichthyology.

1. a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.

alevin

/ ˈælɪvɪn /

noun

1. a young fish, esp a young salmon or trout

Word History and Origins

Origin of alevin¹

1865–70; < French, Old French ≪ Vulgar Latin *allevamen, equivalent to Latin allevā ( re ) to lift up, raise (probably in Vulgar Latin: to bring up, rear; al- al- + levāre to raise; lever ) + -men resultative noun suffix; compare Italian dialect alvam calf

Word History and Origins

Origin of alevin¹

C19: from French, from Old French alever to rear (young), from Latin levāre to raise

Example Sentences

The alevin stage is the stage in which the least mortality should be expected, and the little fish give but little trouble.

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The alevin stage was that in which the fish give least trouble, the stage I am now describing is that in which they give most.

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