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al•e•vin
(al′ə vən),USA pronunciation n. [Ichthyol.]
- Fisha fry, esp. a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- French, Old French
Vulgar Latin *allevamen, equivalent. to Latin allevā(re) to lift up, raise (probably in Vulgar Latin: to bring up, rear; al- al- + levāre to raise; see lever) + -men resultative noun, nominal suffix; compare Italian dialect, dialectal alvam calf - 1865–70