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ruffe
(ruffe)
Pronunciation:
/rʌf/
(also
ruff
)
noun
a European freshwater fish of the perch family, with a greenish-brown back and yellow sides and underparts.
Gymnocephalus cernua
, family
Percidae
Origin:
late Middle English
: probably from a variant of
rough
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