Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redhorse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: red-horse
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various ray-finned fish in the genus Moxostoma.

Example Sentences

"Another thing: most native Ozarkers actually prefer suckers to either bass or trout, and will regularly pass up game fish in order to strike at a big redhorse or hogmolly!"

Etymology

From red + horse. So named because of the red fins on many species, although the animal's similarity to a horse is unclear.

Inflected Forms

redhorses (plural)

Synonyms

jumprock mullet redhorse sucker

Questions

What does redhorse mean?: Any of various ray-finned fish in the genus Moxostoma.
Where does redhorse come from?: From red + horse. So named because of the red fins on many species, although the animal's similarity to a horse is unclear.

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