"bergall" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡɔːl/ Forms: bergalls [plural]
Etymology: From Norwegian berggalt (“a labrid fish”), equivalent to berg (“mountain, hill; rock”) + galt (“boar”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no|berggalt|t=a labrid fish}} Norwegian berggalt (“a labrid fish”), {{m|no|berg|t=mountain, hill; rock}} berg (“mountain, hill; rock”), {{m|no|galt|t=boar}} galt (“boar”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bergall (plural bergalls)
  1. Tautogolabrus adspersus, a wrasse native to the western Atlantic, inhabiting inshore waters near the sea floor at depths of 10–128 metres (33–420 feet) and at latitudes of 36°–49° north, and reaching up to 38 centimetres (15 inches) in total length and up to 1 kilogram (2·2 pounds) in weight. Categories (lifeform): Wrasses Synonyms (wrasse): chogset, conner, cunner

Inflected forms

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