finfish


fin·fish

F0127700 (fĭn′fĭsh′)n. A bony fish, such as a salmon, or a cartilaginous fish, such as a shark, especially in contrast to a shellfish or other aquatic animal.

finfish

(ˈfɪnˌfɪʃ) n1. (Animals) fish with fins, as opposed to shellfish2. (Animals) one of several names given to the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) and also to some other whales of the genus Balaenoptera

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n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. a true fish, as disting. from a shellfish. [1685–95]