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branlin

branlin noun: a small red worm or larva, used as bait for fish.

Noun

branlin (plural branlins)

  1. A small red worm or larva, used as bait for fish.
  2. (UK, obsolete, regional) A young salmon (parr), in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.

Forms of branlin

pluralbranlins

Origin of branlin

From its red colour. See brand.

Questions about branlin

What does branlin mean?
Branlin means a small red worm or larva, used as bait for fish.
What part of speech is branlin?
Branlin is a noun.
What is the plural of branlin?
The plural of branlin is branlins.

Words near branlin in the dictionary

  1. branky
  2. branle
  3. branles
  4. branless
  5. branlike
  6. branlin
  7. branlins
  8. Branly effect
  9. branmeal
  10. Brann
  11. Brannan

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