soft-finned
soft-finned
(sôft′fĭnd′, sŏft′-)adj.
Having fins supported by flexible segmented rays; not spiny-finned. Used of bony fishes.
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soft-finned
adj
(Animals) (of certain teleost fishes) having fins that are supported by flexible cartilaginous rays. See also malacopterygian Compare spiny-finned
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| Adj. | 1. | soft-finned - of or relating to fish with soft fins |
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