Meanings
nounpelvic fin (plural pelvic fins)
plural pelvic fins
- biologyEither of a pair of fins on either side and towards the rear of a fish.
Synonyms: abdominal fin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of a pair of fins on either side and towards the rear of a fish.
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nouneither of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate
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Translations
Dutch buikvin
- buikvineither of a pair of fins
Finnish vatsaevä
- vatsaeväeither of a pair of fins
French nageoire pelvienne
- nageoire pelvienneeither of a pair of fins
German Bauchflosse
- Bauchflosseeither of a pair of fins
Japanese 腹鰭
- 腹鰭 (harabire)either of a pair of fins
Russian брюшно́й плавни́к
- брюшно́й плавни́к (brjušnój plavník)either of a pair of fins
Spanish aleta pélvica
- aleta pélvicaeither of a pair of fins
Swedish bukfena
- bukfenaeither of a pair of fins
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APA
pelvic fin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelvic%20fin
MLA
“pelvic fin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelvic%20fin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelvic fin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelvic%20fin.
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