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silverfin

silverfin

7.7
A small fish with shiny silver fins often found in lakes
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪlvərfɪn/
: pez plateado
  • Children watched as a school of silverfin darted through the clear stream.

Examples

  • Fishermen often catch silverfin early in the morning when the water is calm.

  • Many fishermen enjoy catching silverfins during the summer.

  • The lake is famous for its abundant silverfin that shimmer in the sunlight.

  • The silverfin swam gracefully through the clear waters.

  • The lake is famous for its abundant silverfin that shimmer in the sunlight.

  • Fishermen often catch silverfin early in the morning when the water is calm.

  • Children watched as a school of silverfin darted through the clear stream.

Surface Forms

silverfin singular
silverfins plural

Morphology

silverfin = silver + fin (transparent) = silver + fin

The compound directly names a fish characterized by silvery fins, a meaning readily inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Silverfin is made from the English words silver ('silver') and fin ('the fin of a fish'). Imagine a fish flashing a shiny silver fin in the sun, which is why silverfin names a fish with silvery fins.