finfish

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noun

Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish

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Meanings

nounfinfish (plural finfishes or finfish)

plural finfishes

  1. Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
  2. informalClipped 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.

Origin

From fin + fish.

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Translations

Finnish kala
  • kalaany fish — see also fish
Cite this entry
APA

finfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finfish

MLA

“finfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finfish.

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