Finnage

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    fins on something such as a fish. countable, uncountable

    "A good Platy should have a deep body, well spread finnage, and bold colour; for example, Red Platies must have a scarlet-red body with the red spreading into the fins. They should not be of the pinky orange shade which we so often see."

Example

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"A good Platy should have a deep body, well spread finnage, and bold colour; for example, Red Platies must have a scarlet-red body with the red spreading into the fins. They should not be of the pinky orange shade which we so often see."

Etymology

From fin + -age.

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