dorsal fin

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dorsal fin

noun dorsal fins

  1. A fin located on the backs of fish and some marine mammals.

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noun fin on a marine animal's back

Españolaleta dorsal
한국어등지느러미 deungjineureomi
日本語背鰭 sebire
中文背鰭 /背鳍 bèiqí, 脊鰭 /脊鳍 jǐqí
Portuguêsnadadeira dorsal, barbatana dorsal
Françaisnageoire dorsale
DeutschRückenflosse, Finne
Русскийспинно́й плавни́к spinnój plavník
Tiếng Việtvây lưng

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@misc{dorsal_fin_2026,
  title = {dorsal fin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dorsal%20fin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}