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Webster 1913 Edition

(-f?nˊ)

Noun.

(Zool.)

A small North American dace (

Minnilus cornutus

, or

Notropis megalops

). The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called also

red dace

, and

shiner

. Applied also to

Notropis ardens

, of the Mississippi valley.

redfin ‎(plural redfins)

A small North American dace. The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins.