redfin

[ red-fin ]

noun

1. any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.

redfin

/ ˈrɛdˌfɪn /

noun

1. any of various small cyprinid fishes of the genus Notropis , esp N. cornutus . They have reddish fins and are popular aquarium fishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of redfin¹

First recorded in 1785–95; red ¹ + fin ¹

Example Sentences

At G-16, next downstream, this species was joined by large numbers of black bullheads and a few redfin shiners and red shiners.

From Project Gutenberg

The redfin shiner flourished in all the streams surveyed except the Arkansas and Walnut Rivers.

From Project Gutenberg

After an hour I found this the perching-place of fourteen Redfin tads, and at the very summit was Guinevere.

From Project Gutenberg