RUFFE

Etymology

Noun

ruffe (plural ruffes)

Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.

Other species in the same genus.

Synonyms

• ruff, pope

• (G. cernua) Eurasian ruffe

Source: Wiktionary


Ruff, Ruffe, n. Etym: [OE. ruffe.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped, perch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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