Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
auburn . - noun Same as
alburnum . - noun A name sometimes given to the fish commonly called the bleak.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
bleak , a smallEuropean fish with silveryscales .
Etymologies
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Latin alburnus, from Latin albus white. Compare auburn.
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