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tench

Pronunciation: /tɛn(t)ʃ/

Definition of tench

noun (plural same)

  • a European freshwater fish of the carp family, popular with anglers and widely introduced elsewhere.
    • Tinca tinca, family Cyprinidae

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French tenche, from late Latin tinca

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