finny
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How to use finny in a sentence
This little scaled inhabitant of water p. 125and air seems to have been more favoured than the rest of its finny brethren.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonIn the water many varieties of finny shapes were darting to and fro in great excitement.
The Pillar of Light | Louis TracyOff to our right was the only shade, back of the landing strip, a great gray hangar glutted with shiny-nosed, finny monsters.
Cue for Quiet | Thomas L. SherredAs they slowly sank there was turmoil and confusion amongst the finny observers below.
The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle | Wilmer M. ElyWe entice from their native element the finny denizens of the brawling stream and the murmuring brook.
Fibble, D. D. | Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for finny
/ (ˈfɪnɪ) /
poetic relating to or containing many fishes
having or resembling a fin or fins
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