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| bowfin |
a primitive, carnivorous freshwater fish found in eastern North America that has a rounded tail and a long fin on its back. |
| fin |
anything that looks or works like a fin. Fins are often found on airplanes, boats, or cars. [1/3 definitions] |
| finback |
any of several related whalebone whales with lengthwise grooves on the throat and a prominent, pointed dorsal fin; rorqual. |
| finny |
possessing or resembling a fin or fins. [1/2 definitions] |
| grenadier |
any of a variety of deep-sea fishes having an elongated tapering tail without a tail fin; rat-tail. [1/2 definitions] |
| ichthyosaur |
any of an extinct variety of marine reptiles that had four flippers, a dolphinlike head, and a vertical caudal fin, and that ranged in length from four to forty feet. |
| minke whale |
a small, fast-moving whale having furrows on its light belly and throat and a dorsal fin. |
| mudskipper |
any of various goby fishes of Asia and Polynesia that are able to move about on land and have a modified pectoral fin that enables them to climb mangrove roots. |
| oarfish |
any of several large slender ocean fish, ranging in length from about twelve to almost thirty feet, that have a dorsal fin along the entire length of the back and a red-tipped, manelike crest at the back of the head. |
| pectoral |
an anatomical feature in or on the chest or thoracic area, such as a muscle or fin. [1/5 definitions] |
| pinna |
in biology, a feather, wing, fin, or flipper. [1/3 definitions] |
| pinnule |
a part or organ that is similar in appearance to a plume, fin, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| porpoise |
a mammal that lives in the ocean. Porpoises look like large fish, but they breathe air. Some kinds of porpoises have a triangular fin on their back. Porpoises are closely related to dolphins and other whales with teeth. Porpoises have a round head with a blunt snout. [1/2 definitions] |
| quillback |
a North American freshwater fish in which one ray of the dorsal fin is elongated. |
| right whale |
any of several large whales lacking a dorsal fin, having a smooth throat, and having eyes set near the corners of the mouth. |
| rorqual |
any of a related group of whales, such as the blue whale, that have lengthwise grooves on the underside and a small, well-developed dorsal fin; finback. |
| sailfish |
any of a group of large marine fishes that have a large sail-like dorsal fin and a swordlike projection of the upper jaw. |
| sauger |
a small North American freshwater fish with a spotted, bony dorsal fin. |
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