English Explanatory Dictionary

finlet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

finlet finlets

Etymology

From fin + -let.

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