| ruffe | <zoology> A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris). Synonym: pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped, perch. Origin: OE. Ruffe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ruffed | Furnished with a ruff. Ruffed grouse, a species of lemur (lemur varius) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its colour is varied with black and white. Synonym: ruffed maucaco. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |