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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rudd  \Rudd\,  n.  [See  {Rud},  n.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  fresh-water  European  fish  of  the  Carp  family  ({Leuciscus 
  erythrophthalmus}).  It  is  about  the  size  and  shape  of  the 
  roach,  but  it  has  the  dorsal  fin  farther  back  a  stouter 
  body,  and  red  irises.  Called  also  {redeye},  {roud}, 
  {finscale},  and  {shallow}.  A  blue  variety  is  called 
  {azurine},  or  {blue  roach}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rudd 
  n  :  European  freshwater  fish  resembling  the  roach  [syn:  {Scardinius 
  erythrophthalmus}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Rudd,  IA  (city,  FIPS  69195) 
  Location:  43.12679  N,  92.90484  W 
  Population  (1990):  429  (184  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  50471




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