scalare

[ skuh-lair-ee, -lahr-ee ]
/ skəˈlɛər i, -ˈlɑr i /

noun

any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.

Origin of scalare

1925–30; < New Latin; Latin scālāre, neuter of scālāris scalar; from its ladderlike markings

Words nearby scalare

scalar, scalar field, scalar multiplication, scalar product, scalar triple product, scalare, scalariform, scalation, scalawag, scald, scald-crow

British Dictionary definitions for scalare

scalare
/ (skəˈlɛərɪ) /

noun

another name for angelfish (def. 2)

Word Origin for scalare

C19: from Latin scālāris of a ladder, scalar, referring to the runglike pattern on its body