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Ruffe
{
, Ruff
,Ruffe
}Noun.
[OE.
ruffe
.] (Zool.)
A small freshwater European perch (
Acerina vulgaris
); – called also pope
, blacktail
, and stone perch
, or striped perch
. Definition 2024
ruffe
ruffe
English
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a ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua)
Noun
ruffe (plural ruffes)
- Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
- Other species in the same genus.
Synonyms
- ruff, pope
- (G. cernua) Eurasian ruffe
Translations
fish of the genus Gymnocephalus