zingelin perch, n.

zingelin-perch
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# † zingelin perchnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zingelin perch mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zingelin perch. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the 1800s.

### Where does the noun zingelin perch come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The only known use of the noun zingelin perch is in the 1800s.

OED's only evidence for zingelin perch is from 1803, in the writing of George Shaw, natural historian.

zingelin perch is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, perch n.2

### Nearby entries

1. zinester, n. 1986–
2. zinfandel, n. 1880–
3. zing, v. 1899–
4. zing, int. & n. 1875–
5. zingana, n.¹ 1883
6. zingana, n.² 1911–
7. Zingani, n. 1581–1879
8. Zingara, n. 1756–
9. Zingaro, n. 1600–
10. zingel, n. 1803–
11. zingelin perch, n.1803
12. zinger, n. 1906–
13. Zingg, n. 1941–
14. zingho, n. 1743
15. zingiber, n.?1720–
16. zingiberaceous, adj. 1821–
17. zingily, adv. 1951–
18. zinginess, n. 1938–
19. zinging, n. 1921–
20. zinging, adj. 1915–
21. zingingly, adv. 1952–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, perch n.2
< a first element of uncertain origin (probably < zingel n. + ‑in, an arbitrary element) + perch n.2

Compare zingel n.

## Meaning & use

Obsolete. rare.

1. 1803
   A freshwater fish similar to the zingel.
   Shaw's description appears to confuse two similar species, Zingel asper, of the Rhône river basin, and Z. streber of central Europe.
   1. 1803

      > Zingelin Perch... Extremely allied to the Zingel in general appearance.

      G. Shaw, General Zoology vol. IV. ii. 551
   fish
   1. zingel 1803–
      Any of several bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes of the percoid genus Zingel, found in certain streams and rivers of western and central Europe; spec.…
   2. zingelin perch 1803
      A freshwater fish similar to the zingel.
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Originally published as part of the entry for zingel, n.

zingelin perch, n. was revised in March 2021.

zingelin perch, n. was last modified in July 2023.