Definition of Soft-finned fish

1. Noun. Any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft-finned Fish

sofers
soffioni
soffit
soffits
soffrito
soffritos
soficity
soft
soft-boiled
soft-cast steel
soft-coated wheaten terrier
soft-core
soft-cover
soft-cover book
soft-finned
soft-finned fish (current term)
soft-footed
soft-handed
soft-headed
soft-hearted
soft-key
soft-nosed
soft-pedal
soft-pedaled
soft-pedaling
soft-pedalled
soft-pedalling
soft-pedals
soft-shell clam
soft-shell crab

Literary usage of Soft-finned fish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1875)
"AH the prickly-finned fish make one general division ; all the soft-finned fish another. Those first are distinguished from each other, as being either ..."

2. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1824)
"The fish that have bony prickly fins are called Prickly-finned Fish ; the latter, that have soft or cartilaginous fins, are called soft-finned fish. ..."

3. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature ...: With Numerous Notes from the by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"The fish that have bony prickly fins, are called prickly-finned fish; the latter, that have soft, or cartilaginous fins, are called soft-finned fish. ..."

4. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature: Illustrated with Copperplates by Oliver Goldsmith (1824)
"... that have soft or cartilaginous fins, are called soft-finned fish. ... the soft-finned fish have likewise their barbarous Greek name of ..."

5. The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin by Western Historical Co (1879)
"... are soft-finned fish with an extra dorsal adipose fin without rays. They inhabit northern countries, spawning in the latter part of fall and winter. ..."

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