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lavaret

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈlæv.ə.ɹɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French lavaret, from Late Latin levaricinus.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: grote marene — Coregonus laveretus
  • Finnish: siika — Coregonus laveretus
  • German: Lavaret — Coregonus laveretus
  • Portuguese: lavareto — Coregonus laveretus
  • Russian: обыкновенный сиг (obyknovennyj sig) — Coregonus laveretus
  • Spanish: lavareto — Coregonus laveretus
  • Spanish: farra — Coregonus laveretus