dorsal fin English

Meaning dorsal fin meaning

What does dorsal fin mean?

dorsal fin

— noun unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance

Synonyms dorsal fin synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as dorsal fin?

dorsal fin English » English

sail

fish spine

Topics dorsal fin topics

What do people use dorsal fin to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Parts of an animal

Parts of a fish

• What are the parts of fish?
  scale scaly fin tail fin dorsal fin gill guts slime slimy fishy smell

Examples dorsal fin examples

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Simple sentences

Shark fin soup is very popular in China.

Shark fin soup is commonly served at Chinese weddings and banquets.

Movie subtitles

He got pants on his dorsal fin.

Now he speeded up as he smelled the fresher scent.. and his blue dorsal fin cut the water.

Guilala's dorsal fin is glowing less brightly.

Guilala's dorsal fin is glowing less brightly. He must be losing energy.

News and current affairs

But if you are a blue-fin tuna of the western Atlantic stock, your mood will be decidedly more pessimistic.

In the case of the western Atlantic stock of blue-fin tuna, several countries argued that the existing management body - the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) - is best placed to manage the stock.

Sharks, too, are suffering from rapidly rising demand for shark-fin soup, which is considered a delicacy in many parts of Asia.

In the case of the western Atlantic blue-fin tuna, the ball is now firmly back in ICCAT's court.

Blue-fin tuna is heading for commercial, if not outright, extinction, as are a host of other economically and ecologically important marine species.