I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.
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Freshwater
//ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "freshwater" (4 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (2)
Adjective(1 words)
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6 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 22 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- varswater adj (living in fresh water)
Bulgarian
2 entries- сладководен adj (living in fresh water)
- сладководен adj (consisting of fresh water)
Czech
1 entries- sladkovodní adj (living in fresh water)
Danish
2 entries- ferskvands adj (living in fresh water)
- ferskvands adj (consisting of fresh water)
Finnish
4 entries- järvi adj (unskilled as seaman)
- makean veden adj (living in fresh water)
- makeavetinen adj (consisting of fresh water)
- sisävesi adj (unskilled as seaman)
French
3 entries- dulcicole adj (living in fresh water)
- dulçaquicole adj (living in fresh water)
- marin d'eau douce adj (unskilled as seaman)
Galician
2 entries- de auga doce adj (living in fresh water)
- mariño de auga doce adj (unskilled as seaman)
Georgian
1 entries- მტკნარი წყლის adj (living in fresh water)
German
2 entries- Süßwasser adj (living in fresh water)
- Süßwasser adj (consisting of fresh water)
Hungarian
1 entries- édesvízi adj (living in fresh water)
Irish
4 entries- fionnuisce adj (living in fresh water)
- fionnuisce adj (consisting of fresh water)
- úruisce adj (unskilled as seaman)
- fionnuisce noun (body of fresh water)
Italian
1 entries- acqua dolce adj (living in fresh water)
Malay
1 entries- air tawar adj (living in fresh water)
Malayalam
2 entries- ശുദ്ധജല adj (living in fresh water)
- ശുദ്ധജലം adj (consisting of fresh water)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ferskvanns adj (living in fresh water)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- ferskvass adj (living in fresh water)
Pannonian Rusyn
2 entries- сладководни adj (living in fresh water)
- сладководни adj (consisting of fresh water)
Polish
2 entries- słodkowodny adj (living in fresh water)
- słodkowodny adj (consisting of fresh water)
Romanian
1 entries- de apă dulce adj (living in fresh water)
Russian
1 entries- пресново́дный adj (living in fresh water)
Spanish
1 entries- dulceacuícola adj (living in fresh water)
Swedish
1 entries- sötvattens adj (living in fresh water)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China.
Source: tatoeba (912383)
In South Bohemia, there is a calm and sunny landscape with plenty of lakes used for freshwater fish farming.
Source: tatoeba (1500386)
They are pumping freshwater from the river catchment.
Source: tatoeba (2158737)
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