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genus Tinca

genus Tinca

9.9
A group of freshwater fish that includes the tench
  • noun
  • Specialized
: género Tinca
  • The genus Tinca includes only a single extant species, the tench.

Examples

  • Members of the genus Tinca are found in freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers.

  • Did you know that the genus Tinca is part of the Cyprinidae family?

  • Researchers studied the habitat preferences of fish in the genus Tinca.

  • The genus Tinca includes several species of freshwater fish.

  • The genus Tinca comprises freshwater fish that inhabit calm waters.

  • Fish belonging to the genus Tinca are known for their olive-green color and long life expectancy.

  • In Europe, the genus Tinca is predominantly represented by the tench, a popular species among anglers.

Synonyms

Tinca
vsgenus Tinca
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of freshwater fish that includes the tench

highlights that the genus is best known for its single famous species

Surface Forms

genus Tinca singular
genera Tinca plural

Morphology

genus + Tinca

This is a fully compositional taxonomic phrase: 'genus' denotes a biological rank and 'Tinca' is the name of that genus, so the meaning (the genus called Tinca, a group of related freshwater fish species) is directly derivable from the parts. Taxonomic naming conventions are cross-linguistically regular, so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Genus Tinca comes from the way scientists name animals: genus means a small group of related animals and Tinca is the Latin name for the 'tench'. So genus Tinca means the group that includes the tench, a freshwater fish.