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单词 long-finned
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long-finnedadj.

Brit. /ˈlɒŋfɪnd/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˌfɪnd/, /ˈlɑŋˌfɪnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.1, finned adj.
Etymology: < long adj.1 + finned adj.
Having a long fin or fins. Chiefly in the names of fishes and other aquatic animals (cf. longfin adj.).
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1779 Museum Humfredianum 126 The blue or long-finned shark.
1831 Olio 26 Nov. 307/1 A sailor..had been leaning over the taffrail, watching the motions and movements of the long-finned monsters.
1861 J. Couch Hist. Fishes Brit. Islands II. 100 Germon. Long-finned Tunny.
1905 East London Daily Disp. (S. Afr.) 4 July 2 The commonest fish found are rock cod,..parrot-fish, long-finned dory.
1950 Tuatara 3 43 [Griffin established] the names Anguilla dieffenbachii for the commonly called ‘long-finned’ eel and A. australis schmidtii for the ‘short-finned’ eel.
1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes ii. 15/2 Large, long-finned individuals, the so-called Allison tuna, were known asThunnus or Neothunnus allisoni.
2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 20/1 Antarctic Long-Finned Whale, Unknown cetacean of the Antarctic.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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