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Definition of tench noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tench

noun

/tentʃ/

/tentʃ/

(plural tench)

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a European freshwater fishTopics Fish and shellfishc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tenche, from late Latin tinca.

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