scalare Definition
☆ sca·lare (skə ler′ē, -lär′-)
noun
any of a genus (Pterophyllum) of freshwater cichlid fishes of N South America, having a flattened body and transparent pectoral fins; angelfish: popular as an aquarium fish
Etymology: ModL < L, neut. of scalaris, ladderlike (see scalar): from the lateral markings
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