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adjective • of or relating to the chest or thorax noun • either of two large muscles of the chest • an adornment worn on the chest or breast | ||||||||
| 28% | 6 | Has a single dorsal fin and a rounded tail fin | ||||||
noun • primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America | ||||||||
| 28% | 9 | Has a long dorsal fin and anal fin | ||||||
noun • larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico • small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide | ||||||||
Kind Of Fin On A Fish Crossword Clue
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PECTORAL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PECTORAL
Updated: October 11, 2023
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1 | A posterior extremity, such as a bird’s train of feathers, a dog’s flag, a fish’s caudal fin, a fox’s brush, an otter’s rudder or a rabbit’s scut
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3 | Kind of fin
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31 Jan 1984 | New York Times / 31 Jan 1984 |
4 | Species in this order have an adipose fin, a small fatty fin located between the dorsal fin and the caudal fin. | |
5 | This species has a single, long-based dorsal fin and a short anal fin. | |
6 | To do with a fin on a fish
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23 Jul 2020 | The Guardian Quick / 23 Jul 2020 |
7 | __ fin (appendage near a fish's tail)
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