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sca•lar•e
Pronunciation: (sku-lâr'ē, -lär'ē), [key]—
n.
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes,
Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and
P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
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