char
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9.3
- noun
- /tʃɑr/
- Specialized
:
salvelino
- The fishermen were excited to catch Arctic char during their trip to the cold northern lake.
- Arctic char
- trout and char
- lake char
Examples
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Eel and char production, although promising, remains in the formative stages in Norway.
Academic text (1990) -
Fishers use under-ice nets to catch Arctic cisco, char, and broad whitefish.
Academic text (2007) -
Today, I'm looking for some Iqaluk, arctic char.
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Lakes that lack both lake trout and char will have food webs that are subwebs of the one shown.
Academic text (1999) -
Large lakes are dominated by lake trout or, in the absence of trout, by arctic char.
Academic text (1999) -
I've been told that, because of a warming arctic, that our char, which is usually this red, is now becoming this color because of what they're eating instead, more of those small white fish.
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Highly biomagnified levels of PCBs in boreal regions are causing concerns for Arctic char.
Academic text (2009) -
For my main course, I ate seared Arctic char served over celeriac puree with Brussels sprouts.
Blog text (10) -
At the restaurant, we ordered grilled Arctic char that was caught fresh from local waters.
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I saw a beautiful Arctic char swimming gracefully in the clear river near our campsite.
Synonyms
A small trout-like freshwater fish that lives in cold northern lakes and rivers
Compounds
- Specialized
A black material made by burning animal bones used to colour or filter liquids
Surface Forms
Etymology
Char for the fish probably comes from an old Celtic word meaning 'red', because many char have pink or reddish flesh, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of the fish's colour.