Etymology

redfin

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Today it means: A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus. Full definition →

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The story

From red + fin, having a red dorsal fin, especially males in the breeding season.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.