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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The leading genus of trachypteroid fishes, characterized by the well-developed ventral fins of from four to six branched rays, and tho long fan-shaped caudal fin. (See cut under deal-fish.) T. altivelis is known as king of the salmon (which see, under king).

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