noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dorsal fin
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a shark’s dorsal fin
fin de siècle
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
caudal
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The tail, or caudal fin , is large and sickle-shaped, to give short, rapid bursts of speed.
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In addition, it has some yellow on the soft dorsal and caudal fins .
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These are powerfully developed and, with the caudal fin , achieve a swift forward thrust.
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The caudal fin is yellow-brown, and the dorsal spine and long snout are orange.
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It is a uniform bright yellow and has a large lyre-shaped caudal fin .
dorsal
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The trigger, which gives the fish its name, is the leading ray of its dorsal fin which has become bony.
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There is nothing clown-like at all about a pale pink fish with a light stripe along the base of the dorsal fin .
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The dorsal fin is like a yacht sail; tall and similarly shaped.
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In its dorsal and pectoral fins this fish has spines equipped with venom glands.
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New fibreglass wing tips and dorsal fin additions were attached.
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In addition, it has some yellow on the soft dorsal and caudal fins .
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This is the mark in the water caused by the fish's dorsal fin .
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Soon, however, many are projecting their dorsal fins high out of the water and are confidently pecking at their food.
pectoral
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Although flying fish leap out of the water they do not porpoise but glide, using their pectoral fins as aerodynamic surfaces.
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When excited or scared, a white streak appears on the sides, extending backwards from the pectoral fins .
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It sustains its leap with high-speed flapping of its oversized pectoral fins for distances of up to 100 metres.
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In its dorsal and pectoral fins this fish has spines equipped with venom glands.
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Their pectoral fins have been turned to yet more purposes.
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The two spines are the first rays of each pectoral fin .
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The caudal, dorsal and pectoral fins are marked with darker stripes.
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The prehensile pectoral fins actually grasp the weed as the fish moves about.
pelvic
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She uses twitching and flicking movements of her sooty-black pelvic fins to communicate with the fry.
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They are also characterized by their pelvic fins , which are jugular in position and have two to four rays.
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The pectoral and pelvic fins and the dorsal along the crest of the back play no part in propulsion.
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The swordfish does not have pelvic fins .
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During mating the female holds her pelvic fins together to form a pouch into which the eggs are laid.
ventral
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The shape of the elongated spiky dorsal fin is reflected in the sweep of the flowing ventral fins.
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They frequently can be seen perched on a rock and propped up on their ventral fins as if surveying their little world.
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The male is a little larger than the female and has very bright orange ventral fins when in breeding colouration.
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Its ventral fins are enlarged and flattened to form suckers on the underside of the body.
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Note the downturned wingtips and large ventral fin .
■ NOUN
tail
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He uses his enlarged tail fin to regularly splash them with water, until they hatch about two days later.
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Luxurystarved veterans tapped wartime savings to buy record numbers of wraparound windshields and tail fins .
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It has no tail fin like those of other fish, merely a fleshy stump.
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Picture a shallow pool with a glassy surface, and in the pool picture minnows fluttering their tail fins but otherwise stationary.
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Males are slimmer than females, with a more deeply forked tail fin .
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It is a conveyance of dreams: chrome, tail fins , pale blue bodywork.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Almost all the major fins possess spines and venom glands.
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Cars are fatter and fewer, and imitate animals with their fins and wings.
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Picture a shallow pool with a glassy surface, and in the pool picture minnows fluttering their tail fins but otherwise stationary.
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The caudal fin is yellow-brown, and the dorsal spine and long snout are orange.
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This is a deep blue fish with red shading on his fins.
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When stocking a pool with fish, take care to select healthy individuals with firm, meaty bodies and erect dorsal fins.