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Webster 1913 Edition
Charr
{
Char
,Charr
, }Noun.
[Ir.
cear
, Gael. ceara
, lit., red, blood-colored, fr. cear
blood. So named from its red belly.] (Zool.)
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Charr
CHARR
,Noun.