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butterfin

butterfin noun: asian carp.

Noun

butterfin (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Asian carp
    • Span researchers considered many names — “butterfin” among them — before settling on “copi,” Irons said. It sounded catchy, a tad exotic, even fun, he said.2022 June 22, John Flesher, “A ‘copi’ fillet? Illinois hopes new name for ‘invasive carp’ will convince diners”, in PBS

Origin of butterfin

From butter + fin, proposed as a less racist name for Asian carp.

Questions about butterfin

What does butterfin mean?
Butterfin means asian carp.
What part of speech is butterfin?
Butterfin is a noun.

Words near butterfin in the dictionary

  1. butterfat
  2. butterfats
  3. butterfatty
  4. Butterfield
  5. Butterfields
  6. butterfin
  7. butterfinger
  8. butterfingered
  9. butterfingers
  10. butterfish
  11. butterfishes

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