pelvic fin

Noun

Meaning

either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate

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Synonyms

ventral fin fin flipper pectoral fin finlet dorsal fin caudal fin lobed fin anal fin adipose fin heterocercal fin homocercal fin median fin lobe fin fishes back fin

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Hypernyms

fin

Close letter words and terms

pelvic diaphragm pelvic disorders pelvic fascia pelvic fin base pelvic floor pelvic girdle