meaning of rudd
1. A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach.
2. European freshwater fish resembling the roach
Related Words
rudd | rudder | rudder blade | rudderfish | rudderhead | rudderhole | rudderless | rudderpost | rudderstock | ruddied | ruddily | ruddiness | ruddle | ruddles | ruddock | ruddy | ruddy duck | ruddy turnstone |
