soft-finned
1Soft-finned — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; said of certain fishes. [1913 Webster] …
2soft-finned — [sôft′find΄, säft′find΄] adj. Zool. having fins with soft rays instead of hard spines …
3soft-finned — adjective of or relating to fish with soft fins • Pertains to noun: ↑soft finned fish …
4soft-finned fishes — menkiažuvės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys atitikmenys: lot. Gadiformes angl. anacanthe; anacanthinse; soft finned fishes; spineless jugular fishes rus. трескообразные ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kaulinės žuvys… …
5soft-finned — /ˈsɒft fɪnd/ (say soft find) adjective (of fish) having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian (contrasted with spiny finned) …
6soft-finned — /sawft find , soft /, adj. Ichthyol. having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian. [1765 75] * * * …
7soft-finned fish — noun any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii • Syn: ↑malacopterygian • Ant: ↑spiny finned fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • …
8soft-finned — having a fin supported by flexible or jointed rays …
9soft-finned — having flexible fins …
10spiny-finned — adjective of or relating to fish with spiny fins • Pertains to noun: ↑spiny finned fish * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having fins with some spiny rays opposed to soft finned; used of members of the Acanthopterygii * * * /spuy nee find /, adj.… …
