bitterling

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bitterling

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

noun bitterlings

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

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noun fish of the genus Rhodeus

日本語	薔薇鱮 baratanago
Français	bouvière
Deutsch	Bitterling
Italiano	rodeo
Русский	горча́к gorčák

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@misc{bitterling_2026,
  title = {bitterling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bitterling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}