"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 (Chinese Cantonese), 鱼翅 (jyu⁴ ci³) (Chinese Cantonese), 魚翅 (Chinese Mandarin), 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing

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