Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fry: Very young, newly hatched fish. This term specifically refers to the early life stage of fish after they hatch from eggs and are still very small.
   • Alevin: A more technical term for a young fish, especially one that still has a yolk sac attached.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân thả cá bột vào ao. (The farmer releases fry into the pond.)
  • Cá bột cần nước sạch để phát triển. (Fry need clean water to grow.)
  • Giai đoạn cá bột rất nhạy cảm. (The fry stage is very sensitive.)

Advanced Usage

• "thả cá bột": to stock (a pond, lake) with fry.
  • Họ đang thả cá bột để nuôi trồng thủy sản. (They are stocking fry for aquaculture.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá con (n): A more general term for young fish or fingerlings (slightly more developed than ).
• Cá giống (n): Fish seed or fingerlings; often used for young fish bred for stocking.
• Cá hương (n): A stage after ; advanced fry or early fingerlings.

Synonyms

• Fry: The most direct and common equivalent.
• Alevin: A specific biological term.
• Young fish: A general descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• Ương cá bột: To rear/nurse fry.
  • Họ đang ương cá bột trong bể. (They are rearing fry in tanks.)

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