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rudd
(rŭd)n.
A freshwater cyprinid fish (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) native to Eurasia, having a silvery or yellowish-green body with red fins.
[Probably from rud, red; see ruddle.]
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rudd
(rʌd)n
(Animals) a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, having a compressed dark greenish body and reddish ventral and tail fins
[C17: probably from dialect rud red colour, from Old English rudu redness]
Rudd
(rʌd)n
1. (Biography) Kevin (Michael). born 1957, Australian politician: leader of the Labor Party (2006–10 and 2013); Prime Minister (2007–2010 and 2013)
2. (Biography) Steele, pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis, 1868–1935, Australian author. His works include On Our Selection (1899), Our New Selection (1902), Back at Our Selection (1906) and Grandpa's Selection (1916) which featured the characters Dad and Dave
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rudd
(rʌd)n.
a European cyprinid fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, of the carp family.
[1600–10; appar. identical with rud redness (now dial.), Middle English rude, Old English rudu; compare red, ruddy]
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| Noun | 1. |  rudd - European freshwater fish resembling the roachcyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales genus Scardinius, Scardinius - rudds |
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