Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The free appendage of the scapular or pelvic girdle modified as a fin: contrasted with chiropterygium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The typical limb, or lateral fin, of fishes.
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- noun anatomy The typical
limb , orlateral fin , offishes .
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek.
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