redhorse

[ red-hawrs ]
/ ˈrɛdˌhɔrs /

noun

any of several suckers of the genus Moxostoma, found in the fresh waters of North America, often having reddish fins.
Also called redhorse sucker.

Origin of redhorse

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; red1 + horse

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