redhorse
English
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Etymology
[edit]From red + horse. So named because of the red fins on many species, although the animal's similarity to a horse is unclear.
Noun
[edit]redhorse (plural redhorses)
- Any of various ray-finned fish in the genus Moxostoma.
- 2017, Vance Randolph, Robert Cochran, The Ozarks: An American Survival of Primitive Society, page 235:
- Another thing: most native Ozarkers actually prefer suckers to either bass or trout, and will regularly pass up game fish in order to strike at a big redhorse or hogmolly!
Hyponyms
[edit]- bigeye jumprock
- black redhorse
- blackfin sucker
- blacktail redhorse
- blacktip jumprock
- copper redhorse
- golden redhorse
- gray redhorse
- greater jumprock
- harelip sucker
- longlip jumprock
- mascota jumprock
- Mexican redhorse
- notchlip redhorse
- pealip redhorse
- river redhorse
- rustyside sucker
- shorthead redhorse
- silver redhorse
- smallfin redhorse
- smallmouth redhorse
- V-lip redhorse
Translations
[edit]ray-finned fish
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