YELLOWFIN

yellowfin, yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares

(noun) may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

yellowfin (plural yellowfin or yellowfins)

Any of various fish with yellow fins.

especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)

yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae

yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)

yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)

yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)

yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)

yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)

yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)

yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)

yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae

yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)

yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)

Source: Wiktionary


Yel"low*fin`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large squeteague.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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