threadfin

noun

threadfin

noun

/ˈθɹɛdfɪn/

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

1

Any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.

Derived terms
29 termsAfrican 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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