ruffe
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English ruff(e), roffe (“a saltwater fish, esp. of the family Sparidae; the freshwater fish Gymnocephalus cernua”), of uncertain origin. Theories include:
- Perhaps an alteration of rough, referring to its scales.[1]
- Perhaps from Latin rufus (“red”), referring to the colour of some Sparidae fish.[2]
Noun
[edit]ruffe (plural ruffes)
- Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
- Other species in the same genus.
Synonyms
[edit]- ruff, pope
- (G. cernua) Eurasian ruffe
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
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References
[edit]- ^ “ruffe”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “roffe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Further reading
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ruffe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Gymnocephalus cernua on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]ruffe
- Alternative form of rof