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moderlieschen

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Leucaspius delineatus, a species of freshwater fish found throughout temperate continental Europe.

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Examples

“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).”
“[…] numbers of eggs in ribbons (perch) or strings (the moderlieschen Leucaspius delineatus) which are entwined amongst submerged vegetation.”
“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, […]”
“The European moderlieschen, Leucaspius delineatus, which lays eggs in spirals or rings on plant⟳ stems, is aided by enlarged genital papillae.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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