The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leuciscus alburnus
Bleak \Bleak\, n. [From Bleak, a., cf. Blay.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European river fish ( Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinid[ae]; the blay. [Written also blick.]
Note: The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is
used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.
--Baird.
Leuciscus alburnus
Ablet \Ab"let\, Ablen \Ab"len\[F. ablet, ablette, a dim. fr. LL. abula, for albula, dim. of albus white. Cf. Abele.] (Zo["o]l.) A small fresh-water fish ( Leuciscus alburnus); the bleak.