caudal fin

noun

The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates.

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Meanings

nouncaudal fin (plural caudal fins)

plural caudal fins

  1. The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates

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tail fin
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fin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan aleta caudal
  • aleta caudalthe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Danish halefinne
  • halefinnethe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Finnish pyrstöevä
  • pyrstöeväthe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
French nageoire caudale
  • nageoire caudalethe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
German Schwanzflosse, Afterflosse
  • Schwanzflossethe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Afterflossethe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Hungarian farkúszó
  • farkúszóthe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Japanese 尾鰭, 尾びれ
  • 尾鰭 (obire)the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • 尾びれ (obire)the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Korean 꼬리지느러미
  • 꼬리지느러미 (kkorijineureomi)the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Norwegian Bokmål halefinne
  • halefinnethe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Polish płetwa ogonowa
  • płetwa ogonowathe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Portuguese barbatana caudal
  • barbatana caudalthe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Russian хвостово́й плавни́к
  • хвостово́й плавни́к (xvostovój plavník)the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Spanish aleta caudal
  • aleta caudalthe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Tagalog puypoy, buntot-isda
  • puypoythe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • buntot-isdathe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Turkish kuyruk yüzgeci
  • kuyruk yüzgecithe tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
Cite this entry
APA

caudal fin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudal%20fin

MLA

“caudal fin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudal%20fin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caudal fin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudal%20fin.

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