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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin scālāre, neuter of scālāris, of a ladder (so-called from its parallel markings), from scālae, ladder; see scale.]

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  • Woody species in the better drained savannas and woodlands include Tabebuia ochracea, Luehea paniculata, Acacia albicorticata, Acrocomia aculeata, Astronium fraxinifolium, Cordia glabrata, Pithecellobium scalare, Pseudobombax marginatum, and Samanea tubulosa.

    Beni savanna 2008

  • These are a selectively bred form of the domesticated angel, Pterophyllum scalare.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • These are a selectively bred form of the domesticated angel, Pterophyllum scalare.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • These include the angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare), the discus fish (Symphsodon aequifasciata sp.), hundreds of cichlids such as in the genus Cichlasoma, assorted characins (family Anostomidae) such as tetras in the genera Hemigrammus and Hyphessobrycon and the famous neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi), and many small catfish (families Aspredinidae, Corydoradinae, Doradidae, and Loricariidae).

    Iquitos varzea 2008

  • 10: 39: Five straight correct answers, none of which I've ever heard of: inconcinnity, scalare, caducous, venturi and forzato.

    Spelling Bee semifinals, live 2010

  • The jar contains a preserved Pterophyllum scalare freshwater angelfish from the Amazon, and the watercolor artwork in the background is by Agassiz’s illustrator Jacques Burkhardt.

    Pandas and Man at Harvard - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • Like normal Pterophyllum scalare, they reach about 10cm/4 "in length and get a little taller.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • Like normal Pterophyllum scalare, they reach about 10cm/4 "in length and get a little taller.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

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