/ ˈtɪdlə(r); NAmE / noun
( BrE , informal ) a very small fish
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: perhaps related to tiddly very small or tittlebat , a childish form of stickleback .
/ ˈtɪdlə(r); NAmE / noun
( BrE , informal ) a very small fish
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: perhaps related to tiddly very small or tittlebat , a childish form of stickleback .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005