bitterling

See also: Bitterling

English

A bitterling, Rhodeus amarus

Etymology

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

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

References

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

Anagrams

• reblitting