Etymology

taran

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Today it means: A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube. Full definition →

Russian тара́нь
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  1. Russian · derived fromтаран
  2. Russian · derived fromтара́нь
  3. English todaytaran

Sense 1: from Russian тара́нь (taránʹ). Sense 2: from Russian таран (taran).

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