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bitterling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bit-ter-ling
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.

noun

Specifically Rhodeus amarus, formerly called Rhodeus sericeus.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bitterlings (plural)

Phrases

oily bitterling

Synonyms

European bitterling

Questions

What does bitterling mean?
Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
Where does bitterling come from?
It is traced to German.

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