| 单词 | adipose fin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadipose fin adipose fin n. Zoology a soft, fleshy fin, lacking bony rays, which is located between the dorsal and caudal fins in certain fishes, including those of the salmon and catfish families. [After post-classical Latin pinna adiposa (1686 or earlier); compare Italian aletta adiposa (1789 in the passage translated in quot. 1789), itself probably after Latin.] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > fin or parts of fin > dorsal back-fin?c1225 adipose fin1789 radius1822 subdorsal1856 dead fin1865 1789 Mercurio Italico 2 162/2 Its adipose fin [It. aletta adiposa] is hooked. 1887 F. Day Brit. & Irish Salmonidæ 227 Three had a slight orange tinge on the adipose fin, and..a few red spots on the body. 1979 L. Cacutt Brit. Freshwater Fishes iv. 91 Here is another relative of the widespread salmon family, wearing that badge of fishy aristocracy, the adipose fin. 2006 New Yorker 6 Mar. 72/2 He blasted the adipose fin off a hen. < as lemmas |
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