bitterling

See also: Bitterling

English

Etymology

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

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bitterling

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Noun

bitterling (plural bitterlings)

1. Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
2. 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 Turkish: acı balık (tr)

Rhodeus amarus — see European bitterling

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References

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

Anagrams

• reblitting