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rudd
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rudd has 1 sense
- rudd(n = noun.animal) scardinius erythrophthalmus - European freshwater fish resembling the roach; Array is a kind of cyprinid, cyprinid fish
is a member of genus scardinius, scardinius
CIDE DICTIONARY
A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus ). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye , roud , finscale , and shallow . A blue variety is called azurine , or blue roach . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rudd, n. (pl. same) a freshwater fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, resembling a roach and having red fins.
Etymology
app. rel. to rud red colour f. OE rudu, rel. to RED
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