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spiny-finned

[spahy-nee-find]
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adjective Ichthyology.
  1. having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian.
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Origin of spiny-finned

First recorded in 1880–85
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British Dictionary definitions for spiny-finned

spiny-finned

adjective
  1. (of certain fishes) having fins that are supported by stiff bony spinesSee also acanthopterygian Compare soft-finned
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