"alburn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alburns [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin alburnus. Cognate with alburnum and auburn. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|alburnus}} Late Latin alburnus, {{m|en|alburnum}} alburnum, {{m|en|auburn}} auburn Head templates: {{en-noun}} alburn (plural alburns)
  1. The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales. Categories (lifeform): Cyprinids

Inflected forms

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