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shortfin

shortfin adjective: applied to various kinds of fish characterized by short fins.

Adjective

shortfin (not comparable)

  1. Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by short fins.

Noun

shortfin (plural shortfins)

  1. A creature of this kind.

Forms of shortfin

pluralshortfins

Origin of shortfin

From short + fin.

Words formed from shortfin

  • shortfin eel
  • shortfin mako shark
  • shortfin squid

Questions about shortfin

What does shortfin mean?
Shortfin means applied to various kinds of fish characterized by short fins.
What part of speech is shortfin?
Shortfin can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near shortfin in the dictionary

  1. shortfalling
  2. shortfallings
  3. shortfalls
  4. shortfetched
  5. shortfic
  6. shortfin
  7. shortfins
  8. shortform
  9. shortgevity
  10. shortgown
  11. shortgowns

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