rudd

noun

ˈrəd  ˈru̇d 

: a freshwater Eurasian cyprinid fish (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) resembling the golden shiner

Examples of rudd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

Etymology

probably from rud redness, red ocher, from Middle English rude, from Old English rudu — more at ruddy

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rudd

• blood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud
• lifeblood

Biographical Definition

Rudd

biographical name

ˈrəd 

Kevin Michael 1957–     prime minister of Australia (2007–10; 2013)