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Arctic char
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:Arctic charr
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a variety of salmon trout, Salvelinus alpinus, found in northern waters.
Quotations
1935
While the Eskimos were skinning and cache-ing the meat, I went to look at a little stream and saw many Arctic charr cruising about at the mouth. . . .
1963
Eskimos who, until recently, couldn't grasp the idea of a restaurant were considering the fluctuations in the price of Arctic char in Montreal.