Moderlieschen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Moderlieschen is a noun meaning Leucaspius delineatus, a species of freshwater fish found throughout temperate continental Europe.
Meaning
Leucaspius delineatus, a species of freshwater fish found throughout temperate continental Europe.
Example Sentences
[…] numbers of eggs in ribbons (perch) or strings (the moderlieschen Leucaspius delineatus) which are entwined amongst submerged vegetation.
The European moderlieschen, Leucaspius delineatus, which lays eggs in spirals or rings on plant stems, is aided by enlarged genital papillae.
Leucaspius delineatus (Heckel) The common moderlieschen is a small fish of no economic importance, living in the basins of many Ukrainian rivers. Body length: up to 7-8cm (usually less).
To avoid lipoid degeneration in the trout liver young fish which contain less fat should be used. Fresh-water trash fish (bleak, ruff, gudgeon, loach, verkhovka or moderlieschen, minnow, etc.) are considered a better natural food, […]
Synonyms for moderlieschen
Depending on context, synonyms include sunbleak.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leuciscid, leuciscine, lavaret, lampern, dace, leuciscin.
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