soft-finned

[ sawft-find, soft- ]

adjective

, Ichthyology.

1. having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian.

soft-finned

adjective

1. (of certain teleost fishes) having fins that are supported by flexible cartilaginous rays See also malacopterygian Compare spiny-finned

Word History and Origins

Origin of soft-finned¹

First recorded in 1765–75