💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backfin"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tailfinnoun | A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin |
| tail finnoun | Alternative spelling of tailfin. [A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin] |
| dorsal finnoun | A fin located on the backs of fish and some marine mammals. |
| caudal finnoun | The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates. |
| pelvic finnoun | (ichthyology) Either of a pair of fins on either side and towards the rear of a fish. |
| anal finnoun | (ichthyology) A fin located on the underside of a fish behind the anus. |
| abdominal finnoun | (ichthyology) One of the posterior paired fins of fishes; pelvic fin; ventral fin. |
| hindfinnoun | Either of the posterior (rear) pair of fins of an ichthyosaur |
| tailnoun | (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca. |
| shark finnoun | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the fin of a shark, specifically the dorsal, pectoral, or caudal fin.. |
| shark-finnoun | Alternative form of shark fin. [(roofing) An upward curled felt side lap or end lap.] |
| finletnoun | (ichthyology) Small non-retractable fins, generally on the caudal peduncle between the last dorsal or anal fin and the caudal fin of some fishes. In some groups, such as tuna, finlets are rayless. |
| ventral finnoun | (ichthyology) A fin, usually paired, located ventrally below the pectoral fins of a fish. |
| sailfinnoun | Any organism having such a fin, such as a mollie (Poecilia latipinna) or a lizard of the genus Hydrosaurus. |
| pectoral finnoun | (ichthyology) Either of two fins located on each side of a fish just behind the head. |
| sharkfinnoun | Alternative spelling of shark fin. [(roofing) An upward curled felt side lap or end lap.] |
| wingnoun | (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. |
| finspinenoun | A bony structure supporting the fins in some fish |
| finnernoun | A finback whale. |
| finbacknoun | A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale. |
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