"shark fin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shark fins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shark fin (plural shark fins)
  1. The fin of a shark, specifically the dorsal, pectoral or caudal fin. Synonyms: shark-fin, sharkfin Derived forms: shark fin soup Translations (fin of a shark): 魚翅 /鱼翅 (jyu⁴ ci³) (Chinese Cantonese), 魚翅 /鱼翅 (yúchì) (Chinese Mandarin), hainevä (Finnish), aileron de requin [masculine] (French), Haifischflosse [feminine] (German), フカヒレ (fukahire) (Japanese), аку́лий плавни́к (akúlij plavník) [masculine] (Russian), hajfena [common-gender] (Swedish), หูฉลาม (hŏo chà-lăam) (Thai), ฮื่อฉี่ (hêu chèe) (Thai), vây cá mập (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-shark_fin-en-noun-BPQ9ABhl Disambiguation of 'fin of a shark': 100 0
  2. (roofing) An upward curled felt side lap or end lap. Categories (topical): Roofing
    Sense id: en-shark_fin-en-noun-cnj9k0Fj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 70 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing

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Alternative forms

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