tench

American  

[tench] / tɛntʃ /

noun

PLURAL

tenches

PLURAL

tench

1. a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.

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tench British  

/ tɛntʃ /

noun

1. a European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Tinca tinca, having a thickset dark greenish body with a barbel at each side of the mouth

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Etymology

Origin of tench

1350–1400; Middle English tenche < Middle French, Old French < Late Latin tinca

Example Sentences

Four heat exchangers are submerged in the 1.7 metre deep water, which is also home to dozens of koi carp and tench – fish that have their own role in the operation.

From BBC

Over the next 18 months it rears the young fish, including species like bream roach and tench, until they are ready to be sent out where needed.

From BBC

“That’s better,” said the tench, now out of sight in the murky dive water, and the Wart backed himself out of his tangle with infinite trouble, by wriggling his arm fins.

From Literature

The species that were captive-bred by the Environment Agency included chub, bream, tench and roach.

From BBC

The Environment Agency said pike, eels, perch, bream, tench and roach were lost when part of the Grand Western Canal collapsed at Halberton in Devon.

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