ventral fin

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ventral fin

n.
A fin, such as a pelvic fin or an anal fin, that is found on the ventral side of a fish.
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ventral fin

n
1. (Zoology) another name for pelvic fin
2. (Zoology) any unpaired median fin situated on the undersurface of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates
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Noun1.ventral fin - either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movementventral fin - either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate
pelvic fin
fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
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Translations
quille

ventral fin

n → Bauchflosse f
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