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TINCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tinca mean?
• TINCA (noun)
The noun TINCA has 1 sense:
1. tench
Familiarity information: TINCA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tench
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Tinca; Tinca
Hypernyms ("Tinca" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Tinca"):
tench; Tinca tinca (freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water)
Holonyms ("Tinca" is a member of...):
Cyprinidae; family Cyprinidae (a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)
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