fin

Example Sentences

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"It had bite marks on the pectoral fins and around the edges of the torn blubber which are consistent with grey seal bite marks," he said.

From BBC

The first lobe finned fish that developed limbs capable of supporting movement on land still relied heavily on aquatic environments.

From Science Daily

He began tossing things out —a Ping-Pong paddle, a cowboy hat, a hand puppet, swim fins.

From Literature

My hair was lightening in color, and my hands were callused and bleeding from handling fish with spiny fins and scales.

From Literature

But as he watched, there rose from the water a herd of horses; horses with long tails and fins, colored silver and sea-green, leaping like dolphins from the water.

From Literature