finned
- adjective
- /fɪnd/
- The amphibious vehicle was equipped with finned attachments to enhance its stability in water.
My periodically Guild friend of feathered pen and finned fishes.
- My periodically Guild friend of feathered pen and finned fishes.
Examples
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My periodically Guild friend of feathered pen and finned fishes.
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You must guide us, my little finned friend.
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Finned legs kick across the screen, fish appear.
Fiction book (1995) -
And that's possibly what we see in the way for for ray finned fish, they have more of these stripes that develop in their in their fins.
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With Tiktaalik, an intermediate stage between finned Eusthenopteron and footed Ichthyostega has come into focus.
Academic text (2006) -
Finned 15-pound downrigger balls sporting Cannon's Offshore Releases on 4-foot drops provided the depth control, and we targeted depths from 100 to 140 feet.
Blog text (11) -
The fish swam gracefully through the water with its finned body creating smooth waves.
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The model airplane features a finned design that allows it to glide better through the air.
Synonyms
Having long fins often seen on some fish
With fins that are soft and flexible rather than hard and spiny
A fish whose fins have hard, sharp points instead of soft parts
Compounds
- Specialized
A fish with thick, fleshy fins that look like small limbs, including living and fossil kinds
How Finned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word finned comes from fin, the name for a fish's flat, thin, wing-like part, and the ending -ed that means 'having'. So finned simply means 'having fins' or thin, fin-like pieces, which is why we call a radiator, tail light, or tool handle 'finned' when it has those thin pieces.