threadfin
/ˈθɹɛdfɪn/
threadfin noun: any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.
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Noun
threadfin (plural threadfins or threadfin)
- Any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.
threadfin meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
threadfin in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
threadfin in Vietnamese
- fish of the family Polynemidae
- cá nhụ
Forms of threadfin
| plural | threadfins |
|---|---|
| plural | threadfin |
Origin of threadfin
From thread + fin. Named so because of the thread-like free sensory filaments at the base of each of their pectoral fins.
Words formed from threadfin
- African blackspot threadfin
- Arabian blackspot threadfin
- Atlantic threadfin
- Australian threadfin
- black-finned threadfin
- blackspot threadfin
- eightfinger threadfin
- giant African threadfin
- Indian sevenfinger threadfin
- Indian threadfin
- Javanese threadfin
- king threadfin
- largemouth striped threadfin
- lesser African threadfin
- littlescale threadfin
- long-limb threadfin
- paradise threadfin
- Persian blackspot threadfin
- river threadfin
- royal threadfin
- sevenfinger threadfin
- Sheridan's threadfin
- sixfinger threadfin
- slender fivefinger threadfin
- small-mouthed threadfin
- splendid threadfin
- striped threadfin
- threefinger threadfin
- yellowthread threadfin
Questions about threadfin
- What does threadfin mean?
- Threadfin means any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.
- What is threadfin in Tamil?
- Threadfin in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Threadfin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is threadfin?
- Threadfin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce threadfin?
- Threadfin is pronounced /ˈθɹɛdfɪn/.
- What is the plural of threadfin?
- The plural of threadfin is threadfins.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: threadfin (page history and authors); threadfin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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