Meaning alevin
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alevinbiology - fish fry still having visible yolk sac, especially for salmonids
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alevinLarval salmon that have hatched but have not yet completely absorbed their yolk sacs
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alevinA newly hatched, incompletely developed fish (usually a salmonid) still in a nest or inactive on the bottom of a water body, living off stored yolk.
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alevin<marine biology> A larval salmonid that has hatched but has not fully absorbed its yolk sac, and generally has not yet emerged from the spawning gravel. Absorption of the yolk sac, the alevin's initial energy source, occurs as the larva develops its mouth, digestive tract and excretory organs and otherwise prepares to feed on natural pre [..]
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