redhorse

[ red-hawrs ]

noun
  1. any of several suckers of the genus Moxostoma, found in the fresh waters of North America, often having reddish fins.

Origin of redhorse

1
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; red1 + horse
  • Also called redhorse sucker.

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