Ruffe

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
  2. 2
    Other species in the same genus.

Synonyms

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eurasian ruffepoperuffruff

Etymology

From Middle English ruff(e), roffe (“a saltwater fish, esp. of the family Sparidae; the freshwater fish Gymnocephalus cernua”), of uncertain origin. Theories include: * Perhaps an alteration of rough, referring to its scales. * Perhaps from Latin rufus (“red”), referring to the colour of some Sparidae fish.

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sea ruffestriped ruffe

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