PECTORAL FIN


Meaning of PECTORAL FIN in English

(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. See illus. under fish .

[ 1760-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .