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blackfin

American  
[blak-fin] / ˈblækˌfɪn /

noun

  1. a cisco, Coregonus nigripinnis, found in the Great Lakes.


Etymology

Origin of blackfin

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; black + fin 1

Example Sentences

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In February, a genomics study appearing in Nature Ecology & Evolution drew attention to the bizarre Antarctic blackfin icefish, which swim in the brutally cold waters off the coast of the southernmost continent.

From Scientific American • May 6, 2019

Today, the Antarctic blackfin icefish, or Chaenocephalus aceratus, thrives in these frigid waters with no scales, blood as clear as water and bones so thin, you can see its brain through its skull.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2019

Forrister and I approached a school of several hundred three- to four-foot-long blackfin barracuda, their perfect predator bodies and mouthfuls of keen teeth unsettling but mesmerizing to watch.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2016

Another blackfin hit the bait at 50 feet down a short while later.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over the years it has caught Spanish and cero mackerel, bluefish, jack crevalle, bonito, blackfin tuna and even a seatrout.

From Time Magazine Archive

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