"finfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finfishes [plural], finfish [plural]
Etymology: From fin + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fin|fish}} fin + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} finfish (plural finfishes or finfish)
  1. Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
    Sense id: en-finfish-en-noun-5N6I55jf Categories (other): Fish Disambiguation of Fish: 50 50
  2. (informal) Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food. Tags: informal Translations (any fish — see also fish): kala (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-finfish-en-noun-jLiCsB5H Categories (other): English clipped compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Fish: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'any fish — see also fish': 43 57

Inflected forms

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