bloodfin

American

[bluhd-fin] / ˈblʌdˌfɪn /

noun

a South American characin fish, Aphyocharax rubropinnis, having a silvery body and bright red fins: popular in home aquariums.

bloodfin British

/ ˈblʌdˌfɪn /

noun

a silvery red-finned South American freshwater fish, Aphyocharax rubripinnis : a popular aquarium fish: family Characidae (characins)

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Etymology

Origin of bloodfin

blood + fin ¹

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