English Explanatory Dictionary

triplefin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of approximately 150 blennioid species of the family Tripterygiidae, found in tropical and temperate waters, whose dorsal fin is separated into three parts, two of them spinous.

Word forms

triplefin triplefins

Etymology

From triple + fin.

Synonyms

threefin

Derived words

oblique-swimming triplefin
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