Meanings
plural swim bladders · alternative swim-bladder · alternative swimbladder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic نَفَّاخَة الْعَوْم, مَثَانَة الْعَوْم
- نَفَّاخَة الْعَوْمfish organ
- مَثَانَة الْعَوْمfish organ
- مَثَانَة السِّبَاحَةfish organ
- مَثَانَة الْغَازfish organ
Basque igeri-maskuri
- igeri-maskurifish organ
Bengali পটকা
- পটকা (poṭka)fish organ
Bulgarian плавателен мехур
- плавателен мехур (plavatelen mehur)fish organ
Catalan bufeta natatòria, vesícula natatòria
- bufeta natatòriafish organ
- vesícula natatòriafish organ
Chinese Mandarin 鰾 /鳔, 魚鰾 /鱼鳔
- 鰾 /鳔 (biào)fish organ
- 魚鰾 /鱼鳔 (yúbiào)fish organ
Czech plynový měchýř
- plynový měchýřfish organ
Danish svømmeblære
- svømmeblærefish organ
Dutch zwemblaas, visblaas
- zwemblaasfish organ
- visblaasfish organ
Esperanto naĝoveziko
- naĝovezikofish organ
Estonian ujupõis
- ujupõisfish organ
Finnish uimarakko
- uimarakkofish organ
French vessie natatoire
- vessie natatoirefish organ
German Schwimmblase
- Schwimmblasefish organ
Greek νηκτική κύστη
- νηκτική κύστη (niktikí kýsti)fish organ
Hebrew שלפוחית אוויר
- שלפוחית אווירfish organ
Hindi वायुशय
- वायुशय (vāyuśay)fish organ
Hungarian úszóhólyag
- úszóhólyagfish organ
Icelandic sundmagi
- sundmagifish organ
Indonesian gelembung renang
- gelembung renangfish organ
Irish bolgán
- bolgánfish organ
Italian vescica natatoria
- vescica natatoriafish organ
Japanese 鰾
- 鰾 (ukibukuro)fish organ
Korean 부레
- 부레 (bure)fish organ
Lithuanian plaukiojimo pūslė
- plaukiojimo pūslėfish organ
Malay pundi renang
- pundi renangfish organ
Māori kōputaputa
- kōputaputafish organ
Persian بادکنک شناوری
- بادکنک شناوریfish organ
Polish pęcherz pławny
- pęcherz pławnyfish organ
Portuguese bexiga natatória
- bexiga natatóriafish organ
Romanian vezică înotătoare
- vezică înotătoarefish organ
Russian пла́вательный пузы́рь
- пла́вательный пузы́рь (plávatelʹnyj puzýrʹ)fish organ
Spanish vejiga natatoria
- vejiga natatoriafish organ
Swedish simblåsa
- simblåsafish organ
Turkish yüzme kesesi
- yüzme kesesifish organ
Ukrainian пла́вальний міху́р
- пла́вальний міху́р (plávalʹnyj mixúr)fish organ
Vietnamese bong bóng cá
- bong bóng cáfish organ
Cite this entry
swim bladder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swim%20bladder
“swim bladder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swim%20bladder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swim bladder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swim%20bladder.
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