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See also: Bitterling
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Rhodeus_sericeus.jpg/220px-Rhodeus_sericeus.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From German Bitterling, calque from Latin amārus (“bitter”), equivalent to bitter + -ling. Compare grayling, fingerling.
Noun
[edit]bitterling (plural bitterlings)
- Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
- Specifically Rhodeus amarus, formerly called Rhodeus sericeus.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Rhodeus amarus): European bitterling
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fish of the genus Rhodeus
Rhodeus amarus — see European bitterling
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Translations to be checked: "fish"
References
[edit]- “bitterling, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “bitterling”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.