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ruffe

/ˈɹʌf/

ruffe noun: gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.

ruffe: gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish
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Noun

ruffe (plural ruffes)

  1. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
  2. Other species in the same genus.

ruffe meaning in Tamil

ruffe in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of ruffe

Forms of ruffe

pluralruffes

Origin of ruffe

From Middle English ruff(e), roffe (“a saltwater fish, esp. of the family Sparidae; the freshwater fish Gymnocephalus cernua”), of uncertain origin. Theories include: * Perhaps an alteration of rough, referring to its scales. * Perhaps from Latin rufus (“red”), referring to the colour of some Sparidae fish.

Words formed from ruffe

Questions about ruffe

What does ruffe mean?
Ruffe means gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
What is ruffe in Tamil?
Ruffe in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Ruffe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ruffe?
Ruffe is a noun.
How do you pronounce ruffe?
Ruffe is pronounced /ˈɹʌf/.
What is the plural of ruffe?
The plural of ruffe is ruffes.

Words near ruffe in the dictionary

  1. ruffable
  2. ruffage
  3. ruffages
  4. Ruffalo
  5. Ruffalos
  6. ruffe
  7. Ruffec
  8. ruffed
  9. ruffed grouse
  10. ruffed grouses
  11. ruffed lemur

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ruffe (page history and authors); ruffe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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