kelb-el-bahr

\\|kelˌbel|bär\ noun (-s)

Etymology: Arabic kalb al-baḥr, literally, the dog of the sea (river, Nile)

: any of several large formidable characin fishes of the Nile and rivers and lakes of tropical Africa that constitute the genus Hydrocyon, reach a length of about three feet, have strong teeth, and in form resemble a salmon