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alevin

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alevin [ˈælɪvɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young fish, esp a young salmon or trout
[from French, from Old French alever to rear (young), from Latin levāre to raise]
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Among steps taken by local governments and civic groups to support ''Lake Biwa's food culture'' and restore the resources of the 670-square-kilometer freshwater lake are releasing alevin (newly hatched fish with yolk-sacks attached) of Hon-Moroko and Nigoro-Buna (Carassius auratus grandoculis).
FEATURE: Japan's gastronomy depends on eco-balance in Lake Biwa by Asian Economic News
Students raise the trout (or salmon depending oil the school's location), from eggs to alevin to fry to fingerlings in their classroom.
Trout in school by Royal, Ken / District Administration
L'histoire de la vie--indirectement, avec un alevin collectant une nourriture externe, ou directement, sans alevins--s'adapte constamment aux fluctuations de l'environnement ou aux systemes crees par l'homme.
The oldest domesticated fishes, and the consequences of an epigenetic ... by Balon, Eugene K. / Aqua: journal of ichthyology & aquatic biology
 
 
 
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