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sailfin

sailfin noun: a saillike dorsal fin.

Noun

sailfin (plural sailfins)

  1. A saillike dorsal fin.
  2. Any organism having such a fin, such as a mollie (Poecilia latipinna) or a lizard of the genus Hydrosaurus.

Forms of sailfin

pluralsailfins

Origin of sailfin

From sail + fin.

Words formed from sailfin

Phrases with sailfin

Questions about sailfin

What does sailfin mean?
Sailfin means a saillike dorsal fin.
What part of speech is sailfin?
Sailfin is a noun.
What is the plural of sailfin?
The plural of sailfin is sailfins.

Words near sailfin in the dictionary

  1. sailers
  2. sailes
  3. Sailesh
  4. sailest
  5. saileth
  6. sailfin
  7. sailfin cardinalfish
  8. sailfin cardinalfishes
  9. sailfin dragon
  10. sailfin dragons
  11. sailfin lizard

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