ˌsalvəˈlīnəs, -lēn- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from German dialect sälbling, a char ( Salvelinus alpinus ), alteration of sälmling — more at saibling
: a genus of fishes (family Salmonidae) distinguished chiefly by their small scales and boat-shaped vomer with teeth only at the end and including a common European fish ( S. alpinus ) and the American brook trout and Dolly Varden