tench

[ tench ]

noun,plural tench·es, (especially collectively) tench.
  1. a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.

Origin of tench

1
1350–1400; Middle English tenche<Middle French, Old French <Late Latin tinca

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tench

/ (tɛntʃ) /


noun
  1. a European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Tinca tinca, having a thickset dark greenish body with a barbel at each side of the mouth

Origin of tench

1
C14: from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca

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