adipose fin
English
Noun
adipose fin (plural adipose fins)
- (ichthyology) A soft, fleshy fin located behind the dorsal fin and just forward of the caudal fin, found fish of certain families, believed to have some sensory function.
Translations
a soft, fleshy fin found on the back of a fish
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References
- adipose fin at OneLook Dictionary Search
- adipose fin in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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