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alevin

US/ˈæl.ə.vən/

alevin noun: newly hatched fish, especially salmon.

Noun

alevin (plural alevins)

  1. Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.

Forms of alevin

pluralalevins

Origin of alevin

Borrowed from French alevin.

Questions about alevin

What does alevin mean?
Alevin means newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
What part of speech is alevin?
Alevin is a noun.
How do you pronounce alevin?
Alevin is pronounced /ˈæl.ə.vən/ (US).
What is the plural of alevin?
The plural of alevin is alevins.

Words near alevin in the dictionary

  1. Aleutic Islands
  2. aleutite
  3. aleutites
  4. Aleuts
  5. aleviate
  6. alevin
  7. alevins
  8. Alevism
  9. Alevite
  10. Alevites
  11. alew

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