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CHARR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does charr mean?
• CHARR (noun)
The noun CHARR has 1 sense:
1. any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
Familiarity information: CHARR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
char; charr
Hypernyms ("charr" is a kind of...):
salmonid (soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "charr"):
Arctic char; Salvelinus alpinus (small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England)
Holonyms ("charr" is a member of...):
genus Salvelinus; Salvelinus (brook trout)
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