redfin

American

[red-fin] / ˈrɛdˌfɪn /

noun

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

redfin British

/ ˈrɛdˌfɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of redfin

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

Example Sentences

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The list includes two fish: the endangered redfin pickerel and the threatened swamp darter.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2021

In the dream, I was fishing for redfin pike with a snare hook hung from a line on the end of a reed pole.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 9, 2015

In our survey the redfin shiner was the most abundant species at several stations, especially at those in the lower and middle portions of tributaries to the mainstream.

From Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas by Deacon, James E.

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