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fin

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1. fin - Noun

2. fin - Verb

3. Fin - Proper noun

Meaning

To carve or cut up, as a chub.

End; conclusion; object.

An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the water.

A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks.

A finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or product which protrudes like a fin

The hand.

A blade of whalebone.

A mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold.

The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling.

A feather; a spline.

A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The sharks were finning near the surface Source: Internet

Adult females exhibit a small genital papilla in front of the anal fin origin. Source: Internet

A distinguishing mark is a slight bulge at the top of the fin. Source: Internet

Although his work had immense impact across Europe, and influenced generations of Italian writers, his fin de siècle works are now little known, and his literary reputation has always been clouded by his fascist associations. Source: Internet

Also, on the menu, we noted many sandwich options, prime rib, boneless pork chop, yellow fin tuna, a reuben, and the lone vegetarian-vegan-friendly, chipotle black bean burger. Source: Internet

All species have a dorsal fin to prevent themselves from involuntarily spinning in the water. Source: Internet

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