Tirsi
Alosa pontica
#nm_0241📍 Turkish Black Sea
- Language
- Turkish
- Transliteration
- Tirsi
- IPA
- /tiɾsi/
From Ancient Greek θρίσσα thríssa (shad) ↳ Possibly from θρίξ thríx (hair), referring to many fine bones
Pontic shad. Migrates upstream to spawn.
Alternates: Tiriça (Turkish Black Sea)