soft-finned — adjective of or relating to fish with soft fins • Pertains to noun: ↑soft finned fish … Useful english dictionary
spiny-finned fish — noun a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays • Syn: ↑acanthopterygian • Ant: ↑soft finned fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan … Useful english dictionary
soft-finned — /ˈsɒft fɪnd/ (say soft find) adjective (of fish) having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian (contrasted with spiny finned) …
spiny-finned fish — ▪ animal also called spiny rayed fish any member of the superorder Acanthopterygii, including four orders of marine and freshwater fishes having fins with some spiny (as opposed to soft) rays Atheriniformes (atheriniform), Beryciformes,… … Universalium
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
cypriniform fish — noun a soft finned fish of the order Cypriniformes • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑loach, ↑cyprinid, ↑cyprinid fish, ↑electric eel, ↑Electrophoru … Useful english dictionary
gadoid fish — noun a soft finned fish of the family Gadidae • Syn: ↑gadoid • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑cod, ↑codfish, ↑whiting, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
handsaw fish — noun a soft finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Member Holonyms: ↑Alepisaurus, ↑genus Alepisaurus * * * noun Etymology: so called from the finely serrated edge of the dorsal ray … Useful english dictionary
teleost fish — noun a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei • Syn: ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • Hypernyms: ↑bony fish • Hyponyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian, ↑c … Useful english dictionary
clupeid fish — noun any of numerous soft finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas • Syn: ↑clupeid • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑shad, ↑alewife, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
