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finless

  • a word derived from fin.

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Another threat to the finless porpoise, however, might be harder to resolve.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

The government says excessive fishing has brought stocks down to perilously low levels and put endangered species under threat, including China’s last surviving river mammal, the Yangtze finless porpoise.

From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2019

Nine years ago he participated in an enthralling documentary, "Musica Surfica," with Derek Hynd, the phenomenal Australian surfer who has pioneered the finless phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2016

“But for him to do that on a 16-foot, finless board was incredible,” he said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2015

A finless fish, a wingless eagle, or a dumb lark could not have been more miserable than Grim was when a succession of holidays, like Easter or Christmas, compelled him to be idle.

From Boyhood in Norway by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth

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