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triplefin

triplefin noun: any of approximately 150 blennioid species of the family Tripterygiidae, found in tropical and temperate waters, whose dorsal fin is separated into three parts, two of them spinous.

Noun

triplefin (plural triplefins)

  1. Any of approximately 150 blennioid species of the family Tripterygiidae, found in tropical and temperate waters, whose dorsal fin is separated into three parts, two of them spinous.
    Synonyms:
    threefin

Synonyms of triplefin

Forms of triplefin

pluraltriplefins

Origin of triplefin

From triple + fin.

Words formed from triplefin

Questions about triplefin

What does triplefin mean?
Triplefin means any of approximately 150 blennioid species of the family Tripterygiidae, found in tropical and temperate waters, whose dorsal fin is separated into three parts, two of them spinous.
What part of speech is triplefin?
Triplefin is a noun.
What is the plural of triplefin?
The plural of triplefin is triplefins.

Words near triplefin in the dictionary

  1. tripled down
  2. tripled pawn
  3. tripled pawns
  4. tripledemic
  5. tripledemics
  6. triplefin
  7. triplefins
  8. triplefold
  9. triplegia
  10. triplegias
  11. triplegic

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