finfish

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finfish

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From fin + fish.

noun finfishes · finfish

Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
informal Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.

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@misc{finfish_2026,
  title = {finfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}