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tailfinnounA fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
tail finnounAlternative spelling of tailfin. [A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin]
dorsal finnounA fin located on the backs of fish and some marine mammals.
caudal finnounThe 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.
hindfinnounEither 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 finnounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: the fin of a shark, specifically the dorsal, pectoral, or caudal fin..
shark-finnounAlternative 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.
sailfinnounAny 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.
sharkfinnounAlternative 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.
finspinenounA bony structure supporting the fins in some fish
finnernounA finback whale.
finbacknounA large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.

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