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Definition of Charr
1. Noun. Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus.
Generic synonyms: Salmonid
Group relationships: Genus Salvelinus, Salvelinus
Specialized synonyms: Arctic Char, Salvelinus Alpinus
Definition of Charr
1. n. See 1st Char.
Definition of Charr
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of char#Etymology 2 char) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Charr
1. a small-scaled trout [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charr
Literary usage of Charr
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Intellectual Observer (1867)
"The charr we are familiar with, as tenanting British waters, are as a rule resident
... The charr are very seldom known to wander into any of the streams, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Salmo alpinas, L. (the charr, Yarrell, Brit. Fishes, 3d ed.). ... The following
American species of charr is one of those cultivated by tho American Fish ..."
3. The British Angler's Manual, Or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland by Thomas Christopher Hofland (1839)
"The charr is the most beautiful of the species of the genus Salmo, ... The potted
charr, sold in London, are chiefly sent from Cumberland and Westmoreland, ..."
4. Fishing by Horace Gordon Hutchinson (1904)
"CHAPTER XXVIII ANGLING FOR charr (Salmo ... By RB MARSTON THE charr of the British
and Irish lakes, although differing in shape and colouring in different ..."
5. A List of Words and Phrases in Every-day Use by the Natives of Hetton-le by Francis Milnes Temple Palgrave (1896)
"... and differing from the true salmon only in a few particulars. British charr
are found chiefly, if not wholly, in Windermere and the neighbouring lakes. ..."
6. The British Angler's Manual: Or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland by Thomas Christopher Hofland, Edward Jesse (1848)
"The charr is the most beautiful of the species ot the genus salmo, and is found in
... The potted charr sold in London are chiefly sent from Cumberland and ..."
7. The Angler's Vade Mecum: Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies by William Carroll (1818)
"THE charr AND ... In Windermere, in the county of Westmorland, are caught a
singular sort of fish called charr. They are also found in two lakes at Snowden, ..."