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TINCA TINCA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tinca tinca mean? 

TINCA TINCA (noun)
  The noun TINCA TINCA has 1 sense:

1. freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside waterplay

  Familiarity information: TINCA TINCA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TINCA TINCA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

tench; Tinca tinca

Hypernyms ("Tinca tinca" is a kind of...):

cyprinid; cyprinid fish (soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)

Holonyms ("Tinca tinca" is a member of...):

genus Tinca; Tinca (tench)


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