"finnage" meaning in All languages combined

See finnage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: finnages [plural]
Etymology: From fin + -age. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|fin|-age}} fin + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} finnage (countable and uncountable, plural finnages)
  1. (The set or totality of) fins on something such as a fish. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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