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streber

streber noun: any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers and streams in Europe.

streber: any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers...
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Noun

streber (plural strebers)

  1. Any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers and streams in Europe.
    1. (especially) Zingel streber, also called the Danube streber.

Forms of streber

pluralstrebers

Origin of streber

Borrowed from German Streber.

Words formed from streber

  • Danube streber
  • Rhone streber
  • Vardar streber

Questions about streber

What does streber mean?
Streber means any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers and streams in Europe.
What part of speech is streber?
Streber is a noun.
What is the plural of streber?
The plural of streber is strebers.

Words near streber in the dictionary

  1. Streator
  2. Streb
  3. Strebe
  4. Strebel
  5. Strebels
  6. streber
  7. streblid
  8. streblids
  9. strebloside
  10. Strebs
  11. strech

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