[sca.la.re] n [NL, specific epithet, fr. L, neut. of scalaris; fr. the barred pattern on its body] (1928): a black and silver laterally compressed So. American cichlid fish (Pterophyllum scalare) popular in aquariums
SCALARE
Meaning of SCALARE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012