: a freshwater Eurasian cyprinid fish (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) resembling the golden shiner
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMore: Drinking water issues, fire intensify Harvey crisis Affected species included smallmouth and largemouth bass, rudd, rock bass, white bass, white and yellow perch, walleye, bowfin and steelhead.—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017 Affected species included smallmouth and largemouth bass, rudd, rock bass, white bass, white and yellow perch, walleye, bowfin and steelhead.—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
probably from rud redness, red ocher, from Middle English rude, from Old English rudu — more at ruddy
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