: a freshwater Eurasian cyprinid fish (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) resembling the golden shiner
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMore: Drinking water issues, fire intensify Harvey crisis Affected species included smallmouth and largemouth bass, rudd, rock bass, white bass, white and yellow perch, walleye, bowfin and steelhead. Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017 Affected species included smallmouth and largemouth bass, rudd, rock bass, white bass, white and yellow perch, walleye, bowfin and steelhead. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2017
Word History
Etymology
probably from rud redness, red ocher, from Middle English rude, from Old English rudu — more at ruddy
First Known Use
1526, in the meaning defined above
Biographical Definition
Rudd
biographical name
ˈrəd
Kevin Michael 1957– prime minister of Australia (2007–10; 2013)