abborfamilien

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A couple of yellow perches swimming.

Etymology

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abbor +‎ familie, first part from Old Danish aghborre (perch) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (perch), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part familie (family), from German Familie (family), from Latin familia (household, family), from Proto-Italic *fameljā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-m-eló-m (fundament), from *dʰeh₁- (to do, put, place).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrfamiːlɪən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ən
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧fa‧mi‧li‧en

Noun

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abborfamilien

  1. (zoology) the perch family; Percidae (a taxonomic family within order Perciformes)
    Synonym: abbor

Hyponyms

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  • (fish in the Percidae family): abbor (perch), gjørs (zander), hork (ruffe)

References

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