# redfin

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #91,981

## Definitions
1. A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus.
2. A redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis), of the central US.
3. Any of certain species of genus Moxostoma of large suckers of North America, the males having red tail fins during mating season.

## Etymology
From red + fin, having a red dorsal fin, especially males in the breeding season.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/redfin