BEARDIE

Etymology

Noun

beardie (plural beardies)

(informal) Alternative form of beardy

(Scotland) A fish, the bearded loach or stone loach, Barbatula barbatula.

Anagrams

• beadier, beraeid

Source: Wiktionary


Beard"ie, n. Etym: [From Beard, n.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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