soft-finnedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɒf(t)fɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈsɔf(t)ˌfɪnd/,

/ˈsɑf(t)ˌfɪnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: soft adj., finned adj.

Etymology: < soft adj. + finned adj., after scientific Latin Malacopterygii, group name (see malacopterygious adj.).

Zoology.

Of a fish: having soft fin rays; (formerly) spec. = malacopterygian adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [adjective] > having fin(s) > having soft fins

soft-finned1753

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Ammodytes The fish is of the malacopterygious or soft-finned kind.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 303 The fish..that have soft or cartilaginous fins, are called Soft Finned Fish.

1851 P. H. Gosse Nat. Hist.: Fishes 200 The Soft-finned Fishes are, in general, inferior to the Spinous-finned in [etc.].

1896 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 395 These spiny-finned eels are an exact analogue of the true soft-finned eels.

1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes xv. 114 Allotriognathi..are all transitional between the soft-finned fishes and the spiny Perches.

2008 J. Penny Northern Pike iv. 43 I prefer to use soft-finned species, like suckers, ciscoes, or river chubs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft-finned
释义	soft-finnedadj. Brit. /ˈsɒf(t)fɪnd/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t)ˌfɪnd/, /ˈsɑf(t)ˌfɪnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: soft adj., finned adj. Etymology: < soft adj. + finned adj., after scientific Latin Malacopterygii, group name (see malacopterygious adj.). Zoology. Of a fish: having soft fin rays; (formerly) spec. = malacopterygian adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [adjective] > having fin(s) > having soft fins soft-finned1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Ammodytes The fish is of the malacopterygious or soft-finned kind. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 303 The fish..that have soft or cartilaginous fins, are called Soft Finned Fish. 1851 P. H. Gosse Nat. Hist.: Fishes 200 The Soft-finned Fishes are, in general, inferior to the Spinous-finned in [etc.]. 1896 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 395 These spiny-finned eels are an exact analogue of the true soft-finned eels. 1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes xv. 114 Allotriognathi..are all transitional between the soft-finned fishes and the spiny Perches. 2008 J. Penny Northern Pike iv. 43 I prefer to use soft-finned species, like suckers, ciscoes, or river chubs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1753
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