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fin in Fish topic

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfinfin /fɪn/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 trout.jpg HBFone of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim2 TTApart of a plane that sticks up at the back and helps it to fly smoothly3 TTC (also tail fin) a thin piece of metal that sticks out from a car or bomb at the back4 a flipper
Examples from the Corpus
finThe caudal fin is yellow-brown, and the dorsal spine and long snout are orange.When stocking a pool with fish, take care to select healthy individuals with firm, meaty bodies and erect dorsal fins.This is a deep blue fish with red shading on his fins.Almost all the major fins possess spines and venom glands.Picture a shallow pool with a glassy surface, and in the pool picture minnows fluttering their tail fins but otherwise stationary.Cars are fatter and fewer, and imitate animals with their fins and wings.