noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
2. 2
   Clipped 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. informal

Example

More examples

"Harvesting finfish and krill are potential sources of income."

Etymology

From fin + fish.

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