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Meaning of THREADFIN

Pronunciation:  'thred`fin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays
 
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 See Also: barbu, family Polynemidae, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, Polydactylus virginicus, Polynemidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Thread"fin`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fishes belonging to {Polynemus}
and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral
filaments.
 
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