English Explanatory Dictionary

threadfin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.

Pronunciation

/ˈθɹɛdfɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-threadfin.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-threadfin.wav

Word forms

threadfin threadfins

Etymology

From thread + fin. Named so because of the thread-like free sensory filaments at the base of each of their pectoral fins.

Derived words

African blackspot threadfin Arabian blackspot threadfin Atlantic threadfin Australian threadfin black-finned threadfin blackspot threadfin eightfinger threadfin giant African threadfin Indian sevenfinger threadfin Indian threadfin Javanese threadfin king threadfin largemouth striped threadfin lesser African threadfin littlescale threadfin long-limb threadfin paradise threadfin Persian blackspot threadfin river threadfin royal threadfin sevenfinger threadfin Sheridan's threadfin sixfinger threadfin slender fivefinger threadfin small-mouthed threadfin splendid threadfin striped threadfin threefinger threadfin yellowthread threadfin
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