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pectoral fin
noun
- (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
pectoral fin
noun
- either of a pair of fins, situated just behind the head in fishes, that help to control the direction of movement during locomotion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pectoral fin1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
In an ethanol specimen, its pectoral fins look soft and ghostly, whereas the living larva sports flamboyant, spiky and spotted fins.
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Pectoral fin on a level with the eye and small; ventral under the center of the pectoral; caudal, slim and forked.
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Dr. Traquair thinks that a flap or lappet-like projection behind the head may be a pectoral fin.
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As to the presence of limbs, no trace of pectoral fin or anterior limb has been found.
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These spines are really enormous dermal fin-rays; the pectoral fin-spine is articulated to the pectoral girdle.
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Pectoral fin of an embryo of Scyllium stellare, magnified 16 diameters.
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