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soft-finned

soft-finned
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawft, soft find]
    • /sɔft, sɒft fɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawft, soft find]
    • /sɔft, sɒft fɪnd/

Definitions of soft-finned word

  • adjective soft-finned having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian. 1
  • adjective soft-finned (of certain teleost fishes) having fins that are supported by flexible cartilaginous rays 0
  • adjective soft-finned having fins with soft rays instead of hard spines 0

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Origin of soft-finned

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Soft-finned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

soft-finned popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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