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threadfin

thread·fin

UK/ˈθɹɛdfɪn/ US/ˈθrɛdfɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays

Origin

From thread + fin. Named so because of the thread-like free sensory filaments at the base of each of their pectoral fins.

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