Meanings
nounpearl mullet (plural pearl mullets)
plural pearl mullets
- A species of cyprinid fish, Alburnus tarichi, found in Lake Van of the Armenian Highland in Turkey.
Pearl mullets are the only species able to survive in the salty, alkaline waters of the lake but swim upstream to lay eggs in freshwater rivers.
2018 May 25, Eric Hilaire, The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of cyprinid fish, Alburnus tarichi, found in Lake Van of the Armenian Highland in Turkey.
Similar
tarekVan fish
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Translations
Arabic طِرِّيخ
- طِرِّيخ (ṭirrīḵ)Alburnus tarichi
Russian таре́х
- таре́х (taréx)Alburnus tarichi
Turkish inci kefalı, Van balığı
- inci kefalıAlburnus tarichi
- Van balığıAlburnus tarichi
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