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soft-finned
[ sawft-find, soft- ]
adjective
, Ichthyology.
- having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian.
soft-finned
adjective
- (of certain teleost fishes) having fins that are supported by flexible cartilaginous rays See also malacopterygian Compare spiny-finned
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Word History and Origins
Origin of soft-finned1
First recorded in 1765–75
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