English Explanatory Dictionary

redfin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus.
  2. A redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis), of the central US.
  3. Any of certain species of genus Moxostoma of large suckers of North America, the males having red tail fins during mating season.

Word forms

redfin redfins

Etymology

From red + fin, having a red dorsal fin, especially males in the breeding season.

Synonyms

shiner roughhead redhorse

Derived words

big-scaled redfin Eastern Cape redfin fiery redfin giant redfin Maluti redfin Mongolian redfin Pacific redfin redfin bully redfin perch redfin pickerel redfin robber redfin shark redfin shiner redfin worm-eel smallscale redfin Verlorenvlei redfin
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