Yellowfin
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various fish with yellow fins.
"“It’s estimated that 10,000 yellowfin gobies died … as well as hundreds of striped bass and hundreds of sturgeon,” and the bloom probably is impacting all aquatic species in the area “to some degree,” Traverso said."
- 2 may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics wordnet
- 3 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
- 4 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- 5 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)
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- 6 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
- 7 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
- 8 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
- 9 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
- 10 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
- 11 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
- 12 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- 13 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera)
- 14 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
- 15 Any of various fish with yellow fins.; yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)
Example
More examples"“It’s estimated that 10,000 yellowfin gobies died … as well as hundreds of striped bass and hundreds of sturgeon,” and the bloom probably is impacting all aquatic species in the area “to some degree,” Traverso said."
Etymology
From yellow + fin.
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