redfin

noun

: any of various fishes with more or less red fins: such as

a

: the common shiner (Notropis cornutus) the male of which has bright red fins in the breeding season

b

or less commonly redfin shiner : a similar and closely related fish (N. umbratilis) especially abundant in sluggish prairie streams of central North America

c

: redhorse

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