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redhorse

[ red-hawrs ]

noun

  1. any of several suckers of the genus Moxostoma, found in the fresh waters of North America, often having reddish fins.


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Origin of redhorse1

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; red 1 + horse
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Example Sentences

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In addition to species that were in those waters previously, seven new ones were found, including the spotfin shiner, the spottail shiner and the golden redhorse.

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The researchers also sampled white suckers and redhorse suckers.

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Golden redhorse showed a high rate of recapture.

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The northern redhorse was taken only in downstream portions of the basin.

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It seems that the golden redhorse is somewhat restricted in movement, at least for short periods.

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