soft-finned

[ sawft-find, soft- ]
/ ˈsɔftˈfɪnd, ˈsɒft- /

adjective Ichthyology.

having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian.

Origin of soft-finned

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby soft-finned

soft-boiled, soft-centred, soft-coated wheaten terrier, soft-core, soft-cover, soft-finned, soft-focus lens, soft-headed, soft-hearted, soft-land, soft-pedal

British Dictionary definitions for soft-finned

soft-finned

adjective

(of certain teleost fishes) having fins that are supported by flexible cartilaginous rays See also malacopterygian Compare spiny-finned