lav|a|ret

lav|a|ret
lav|a|ret «LAV uh reht», noun.
a whitefish that lives in the sea and swims up various European and Asiatic rivers each year. Forms that are landlocked in various European lakes show widely differing characteristics, often being classified in different species.
[< French lavaret]

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  • Coregonus laveretus — Lavaret Lav a*ret, n. [F.] (Zo[ o]l.) A European whitefish ({Coregonus laveretus}), found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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