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spiny-finned

[ spahy-nee-find ]
/ ˈspaɪ niˈfɪnd /

adjective Ichthyology.

having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian.

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Nearby words

spiny dogfish, spiny dormouse, spiny lizard, spiny lobster, spiny rat, spiny-finned, spiny-headed worm, spiny-rayed, spiny-rayed fish, spir-, spiracle

Origin of spiny-finned

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

spiny-finned

adjective

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