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spiny-finned

spin·y-finned
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-nee find]
    • /ˈspaɪ ni fɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-nee find]
    • /ˈspaɪ ni fɪnd/

Definitions of spiny-finned word

  • adjective spiny-finned having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian. 1
  • adjective spiny-finned (of certain fishes) having fins that are supported by stiff bony spines 0
  • adjective spiny-finned having fins in which the membrane is supported by spines 0
See all 3 definitions of spiny-finned

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Origin of spiny-finned

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Spiny-finned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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spiny-finned popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

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    a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.

  • acanthodian

    any small, spiny-finned, sharklike fish of the extinct order Acanthodii, from the Paleozoic Era.

  • acanthopterygian

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthopterygii, a large group of teleost fishes having spiny fin rays. The group includes most saltwater bony fishes

  • bass

    A bass is a man with a very deep singing voice.

  • greenling

    any spiny-finned food fish of the genus Hexagrammos, of North Pacific coasts.

  • spiny-rayed

    spiny-finned.
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