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bit•ter•ling
Pronunciation: (bit'ur-ling), [key]—
n.
a cyprinid fish,
Rhodeus sericeus, found in central and eastern Europe, the female of which has a long, bright yellow or red ovipositor to deposit eggs in the mantle cavity of mussels.
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