Meaning of "bitterling" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BITTERLING

From German.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BITTERLING

bitterling  [ˈbɪtəlɪŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BITTERLING

Bitterling is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BITTERLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rhodeus

Rhodeus is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 21 species called bitterlings. The scientific name is derived from the Greek word rhodeos, meaning "rose". Most species in the genus are restricted to Asia, but there are also two species in Europe. Bitterlings are short-lived species, generally surviving only about 5 years. Their maximum size is 11 cm, but they are usually much shorter. Bitterlings inhabit slow-flowing or still waters, such as ponds, lakes, marshes, muddy and sandy pools, and river backwaters. Because they depend on freshwater mussels to reproduce, their range is restricted. Bitterlings are omnivorous, feeding on both invertebrates and plants. Bitterlings have a remarkable reproduction strategy where parents transfer responsibility for the care of their young to various species of freshwater mussels. The female extends her long ovipositor into the mantle cavity of the mussel and deposits her eggs between the gill filaments. The male then ejects his sperm into the mussel's inhalent water current and fertilization takes place within the gills of the host.

Definition of bitterling in the English dictionary

The definition of bitterling in the dictionary is a small brightly coloured European freshwater cyprinid fish, Rhodeus sericeus: a popular aquarium fish.

TRANSLATION OF BITTERLING

Find out the translation of bitterling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bitterling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bitterling» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: bitterling
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• English: bitterling
• Translator English - Hindi: bitterling
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• Translator English - Russian: горчак
• Translator English - Portuguese: bitterling
• Translator English - Bengali: bitterling
• Translator English - French: bouvières
• Translator English - Malay: Bitterling
• Translator English - German: Bitterling
• Translator English - Japanese: タナゴ
• Translator English - Korean: bitterling
• Translator English - Javanese: Bitterling
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bitterling
• Translator English - Tamil: bitterling
• Translator English - Marathi: चिडखोर
• Translator English - Turkish: Bitterling
• Translator English - Italian: bitterling
• Translator English - Polish: różanka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гірчак
• Translator English - Romanian: bitterling
• Translator English - Greek: bitterling
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bitterling
• Translator English - Swedish: bitter
• Translator English - Norwegian: bitterling

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BITTERLING»

Discover the use of bitterling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bitterling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Fish biology in Japan: an anthology in honour of Hiroya Kawanabe

57 Tanakia tanago Metropolitan bitterling Miyako-tanago © •* 58 Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus Rose bitterling Tairiku-bara-tanago © ©(China. 1940s) 59 Rhodeus ocellatn.i kuritmeus Japanese rose bitterling Nippon-bara-tanago © * ( subsp) ...

Hiroya Kawanabe, Masahide Yuma, Izumi Nakamura, 1998

Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World

(10 cm) Reproduction: Egg layer Habitat: Small streams Range: Kanto Plain, Japan The Tokyo bitterling belongs to the diverse family of fishes called Cyprinidae which includes carps, minnows, shiners, daces, and similar groups. Worldwide ...

Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001

Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology

A draft guide to the Compleat ELEFAN. International Center for Living Aquqtic Resources Management, Manila. Holcik, J. 1959. Systematic position of the European bitterling, Rhodeus sericeus amarus (Bloch, 1783). Vop. Ikhtiol. 13, 39- 50.

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Rhodeus: Rosy Bitterling, Rhodeus Amarus, Amur Bitterling, ...

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Books Group, 2010

Biologie des poissons d'eau douce européens (2e éd.)

RÉFÉRENCESBIBLIOGRAPHIQUES La bouvière commune Aldridge DC, 1999. Development of European bitterling in the gills of freshwater mussels. J Fish Biol, 54 : 138-151. Candolin U, 2003. The use of multiple cues in mate choice.

BRUSLÉ Jacques, QUIGNARD Jean-Pierre, 2013

Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences ...

According to news reporting out of Fukuoka, Japan, by VerticalNews editors, researchers stated “The distributions of seven bitterling species and subspeciesTanakia lanceolata, T. limbata, Acheilognathus tabira nakamurae, A. rhombeus, ...

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Issues in Life Sciences—Aquatic and Marine Life: 2013 Edition

(2012 Oct 02) Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Brno: An indirect effect of biological invasions: the effect of zebra mussel f0uling on parasitisation of unionid mussels by bitterling fish By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly ...

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Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers: & Other Unusual Relationships

Early in the breeding season, a male bitterling selects a mussel and defends it against other males. Meanwhile, female bitterlings develop long tubular ovipositors. After a male and female pair up, the female places the tip of her ovipositor into ...

Marty Crump, 2009

Middle English Word Studies: A Word and Author Index

Bitterling - Blake Bitterling, Klaus (1980): 'Three Middle English Ghost- Forms of Names for Precious Stones', N&Q 225, 495. Notes in Joan Evans and Mary S. Serjeantson (ed.), English Mediaeval Lapidaries, EETS o.s. 190 (1933), three ghost ...

Louise Sylvester, Jane Annette Roberts, 2000

Global Re-introduction Perspectives: Additional Case Studies ...

Supportive. breeding. of. the. Tokyo. bitterling. in. Tochigi. Prefecture,. Japan. Hitoshi Kubota1, Katsutoshi Watanabe2, Tadayuki Sakai3 & Takeo Takahashi4 1 - Senior Researcher, Tochigi Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station, Ohtawara, ...

Pritpal S. Soorae, 2010

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BITTERLING»

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Slew of events mark 15th foundation day at Bhopal DPS

Student exchange programme: As a part of AFS intercultural programme, Mayla Lena Bitterling from Berlin, Germany will attend 2015-16 ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

LOCAL AUTO RACING: Jesse Bitterling wins two straight at Shadyhill

MEDARYVILLE | For the second week in a row, veteran racer Jesse Bitterling was a winner at Shadyhill Speedway as he captured the 20-lap ... «nwitimes.com, Jun 15»

South Carolina Racer Curtis Peeples Wins $5000 at Illiana

Shadyhill Speedway: Midwest front runner, Jesse Bitterling, of Star City, picked up a DIRTcar UMP Modified stock car feature victory Saturday ... «nwitimes.com, Jun 15»

With 'Gates of Heaven/Vernon, Florida', Errol Morris Flexed His …

Cast: Lucille Billingsley, Zella Graham, Albert Bitterling, Roscoe Collins. (IFC) US DVD: 24 Mar 2015. Amazon. Errol Morris is a fixture on the ... «PopMatters, May 15»

Brisbane theatre review (QPAC, Brisbane)

Local favourite Dash Kruck (A Tribute of Sorts, Elizabeth– Almost by Chance a Woman, The Bitterling) pictured below is a perfect Danny, ... «Daily Review, Apr 15»

LOCAL AUTO RACING: Jesse Bitterling wins big at Shadyhill

Star City's Jesse Bitterling holds the checkered flag in victory lane after he won the 20-lap Modified stock car feature race on Saturday at ... «nwitimes.com, Sep 14»

Veteran Bitterling wins at Shadyhill

Jesse Bitterling won the 25-lap United Midwestern Promoters modified stock car feature race Saturday night at Shadyhill Speedway. «nwitimes.com, May 12»

Bitterling battle between parasite and host

Invasional meltdown is a lovely phrase used to describe many species which help each others' colonising activity. Martin Reichard, Milan ... «The Earth Times, Feb 12»