English Explanatory Dictionary

finfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
  2. Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.

Word forms

finfish finfishes

Etymology

From fin + fish.

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