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alert
alethic
aleurone
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Aleutian Islands
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Aleutian Trench
alevin
alewife
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Alexander technique
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alevin

a·lev·in [ álləvin ] (plural a·lev·ins)


noun 
Definition:
 
young salmon or trout: a young salmon or trout with the yolk sac still attached

[Mid-19th century. Via French< assumed Vulgar Latin allevamen "something that is raised" < Latin levare (see lever)]
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