Russian

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рыба-кит (on an emblem of a town)

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Etymology

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Literally, fish-whale.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ры́ба-ки́т (rýba-kítm anim or f anim (genitive ры́бы-кита́, nominative plural ры́бы-киты́, genitive plural ры́б-кито́в)

  1. (poetic) a large whale or fish
  2. (mythology) a legendary large whale or fish, which according to legend is the mother of all fish

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