finned fish

English

Alternative forms

finnedfish

Etymology

finned +‎ fish

Noun

finned fish (plural finned fishes or finned fish)

(inf.) Short for “ray-finned fish”. Term is used to distinguish these aquatic animals from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar sea creatures used as food.

Related terms

(adj): fishly, piscine, fishy (inf.)
(astronomical): The Fish, Pisces
(taxonomical): bony fish, finfish, Osteichthyes, ray-finned

Translations

ray-finned fish

Finnish: eväkala

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