tench
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A freshwater fish with an olive-green body that lives in slow rivers and survives in low oxygen
- noun
- /tɛnʧ/
- UK
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tenca
- A tench is often found resting on the bottom of lakes, camouflaged by its olive-green color.
Examples
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Tench:
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Tench:
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The pond is filled with various freshwater fish, including tench that glide silently through the water.
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I caught a beautiful tench while fishing at the local lake this weekend.
Synonyms
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A freshwater fish in Europe and western Asia that survives low oxygen
is adapted to survive in water with very low oxygen rather than out of water
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tench comes from the old Latin name tinca, which passed into Old French as tenche. This name was used for the olive-green freshwater fish for centuries, so we still call the fish a tench today.