THREADFIN

threadfin

(noun) mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

threadfin (plural threadfins or threadfin)

Any of many perciform fish of the family Polynemidae.

Anagrams

• afterhind

Source: Wiktionary


Thread"fin`, n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Polynemus and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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