bergyltberguyltn.
/ˈbəːɡɪlt/ 1. The name of a fish, the Black Goby, in Shetland, and elsewhere.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Gobioidei > family Gobiidae > member of genus Gobius > gobius niger (sea gudgeon)
sea gudgeon1584
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bergylt1809
1809 A. Edmondston View Zetland Islands II. 310 (Jam.) Black Goby..is called berguylt in Zetland.
2. The Norwegian haddock or Sea Perch ( Sebastes norvegicus), an arctic fish, found occasionally on the coasts of Scotland.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Scorpaenidae (scorpion-fishes) > sebastes marinus (red-fish)
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red perch1746
Norway haddock1836
bergylt?1838
red fish1964
?1838 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 6. 170 Scorpæna norvegica, Cuvier Sea Perch, Penn. The Bergylt, Yarrell.
1883 Morning Post 20 June 6/5 Central Fish Market: A large supply of fish..bergylt, 4d. per lb.
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