PELVIC FIN

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

pelvic fin; ventral fin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pelvic fin" is a kind of...):

fin (organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals)

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