charr

POS

Noun

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun charr has 1 sense

charr(n = noun.animal) char - any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus; Array

is a kind of salmonid

is a member of genus salvelinus, salvelinus

has particulars: arctic char, salvelinus alpinus

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

charr, n. [Ir. cear, Gael. ceara, lit., red, blood-colored, fr. cear blood. So named from its red belly.].

One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus, allied to the spotted trout and salmon, inhabiting deep lakes in mountainous regions in Europe. In the United States, the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is sometimes called a char. [1913 Webster]

charr, n.

See 1st Char. [1913 Webster]

top

OXFORD DICTIONARY

charr, var. of CHAR(4).

For further exploring for "charr" in Webster Dictionary Online