Finfish
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Finfish is a noun meaning Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish.
Meaning
Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish.
More Meanings
- (informal) Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.
Word Forms
- finfishes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fishes, fish, fishy, goldfish, hatchery, vascular.
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