sca·la·re (sk -lâr  , -lär)n. See angelfish. [Latin sc  lre, neuter of sclris, of a ladder (so-called from its parallel markings), from sclae, ladder; see scale2.] |
scalare [skəˈlɛərɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for angelfish [2]
[from Latin scālāris of a ladder, scalar, referring to the runglike pattern on its body]
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