finlet

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noun

Small non-retractable fins, generally on the caudal peduncle between the last dorsal or anal fin and the caudal fin of some fishes. In some groups, such as tuna, finlets are rayless.

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Meanings

nounfinlet (plural finlets)

plural finlets

  1. biologySmall non-retractable fins, generally on the caudal peduncle between the last dorsal or anal fin and the caudal fin of some fishes. In some groups, such as tuna, finlets are rayless.

Origin

From fin + -let.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

infelt
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APA

finlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finlet

MLA

“finlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finlet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finlet.

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