bitterling

See also: Bitterling

English

Etymology

From German Bitterling, calque from Latin amārus (“bitter”), equivalent to bitter +‎ -ling. Compare grayling, fingerling.

Noun

bitterling (plural bitterlings)

Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
Specifically Rhodeus amarus, formerly called Rhodeus sericeus.

Synonyms

(Rhodeus amarus): European bitterling

Derived terms

oily bitterling

Translations

fish of the genus Rhodeus

Bulgarian: горчивка f (gorčivka)
Finnish: katkerokala (fi)
French: bouvière (fr) f
German: Bitterling (de) m
Hungarian: ökle (hu)
Italian: rodeo (it) m
Japanese: 薔薇鱮 (バラタナゴ, baratanago)
Russian: горча́к (ru) m (gorčák)
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: górcyc m

Rhodeus amarus — see European bitterling

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} горчивка (gorčivka)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 납줄개 (napjulgae)
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} gavčica (sh) f

References

“bitterling, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
“bitterling”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

reblitting

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