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procurrent, a. Ichthyol.|prəʊˈkʌrənt|
[ad. L. procurrent-, procurrens, pres. pple. of procurrere to run forward.]
Of a fish's fin: having rays that are almost parallel.
1902Jordan & Evermann Amer. Food & Game Fishes 538 Procurrent (fin). With the lower rays inserted progressively further forward. 1931J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes iii. 72 True spines are never developed in this [caudal] fin, but rudimentary or procurrent rays resembling spines may be found at the base of the lobes. |