BITTERLING


Meaning of BITTERLING in English

■ noun a small brightly coloured freshwater fish of central Europe, whose eggs develop inside mussels. [ Rhodeus amarus .]

Origin

C19: from Ger. Bitterling , from bitter 'bitter' (translating L. amarus ) + -ling .

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