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redfin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
redfin
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus.

noun

A redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis), of the central US.

noun

Any of certain species of genus Moxostoma of large suckers of North America, the males having red tail fins during mating season.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

redfins (plural)

Phrases

big-scaled redfin Eastern Cape redfin fiery redfin giant redfin Maluti redfin Mongolian redfin Pacific redfin redfin bully

Synonyms

roughhead redhorse shiner

Questions

What does redfin mean?
A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus.
Where does redfin come from?
From red + fin, having a red dorsal fin, especially males in the breeding season.

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