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Webster 1913 Edition


Rudd

Rudd

,
Noun.
[See
Rud
,
Noun.
]
(Zool.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rudd

RUDD

,
Noun.
[probably from red, ruddy.] A fish of the genus Cyprinus, with a deep body like the bream, but thicker, a prominent back, and small head. The back is of an olive color; the sides and belly yellow, marked with red; the ventral and anal fins and tail of a deep red color.

Definition 2024


Rudd

Rudd

See also: rudd

English

Proper noun

Rudd

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Iowa.

Translations

rudd

rudd

See also: Rudd

English

A rudd

Wikispecies

Noun

rudd (plural rudds)

  1. A species of freshwater game fish Scardinius erythrophthalmus.
    • 2007, Martin James, "At the Waters Edge blog!," BBC - Lancashire - Sport (retrieved 2 Aug 2010):
      Within minutes of starting I had my first fish a rudd about a pound, this was followed by a tench about five pounds.

Translations


Welsh

Noun

rudd

  1. Soft mutation of grudd.