Meanings
nounpectoral fin (plural pectoral fins)
plural pectoral fins
- biologyEither of two fins located on each side of a fish just behind the head.
Translations
Afrikaans borsvin
- borsvinfin located on each side of a fish
Catalan aleta pectoral
- aleta pectoralfin located on each side of a fish
Chinese Cantonese 胸鰭 /胸鳍
- 胸鰭 /胸鳍fin located on each side of a fish
Chinese Mandarin 胸鰭 /胸鳍
- 胸鰭 /胸鳍 (xiōngqí)fin located on each side of a fish
Dutch borstvin
- borstvinfin located on each side of a fish
Finnish rintaevä
- rintaeväfin located on each side of a fish
French nageoire pectorale
- nageoire pectoralefin located on each side of a fish
German Brustflosse
- Brustflossefin located on each side of a fish
Indonesian sirip dada, dayung
- sirip dadafin located on each side of a fish
- dayungfin located on each side of a fish
Japanese 胸鰭
- 胸鰭 (munabire)fin located on each side of a fish
Māori pakihawa
- pakihawafin located on each side of a fish
Russian грудной плавник
- грудной плавник (grudnój plavník)fin located on each side of a fish
Spanish aleta pectoral
- aleta pectoralfin located on each side of a fish
Welsh bronasgell, asgell ddwyfronnol
- bronasgellfin located on each side of a fish
- asgell ddwyfronnolfin located on each side of a fish
Cite this entry
APA
pectoral fin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20fin
MLA
“pectoral fin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20fin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pectoral fin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20fin.
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