Meaning

14 senses
  1. Any of various fish with yellow fins.

  2. Any of various fish with yellow fins.

    Especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)

  3. Yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae

  4. Yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)

  5. Yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)

  6. Yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)

  7. Yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)

  8. Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)

  9. Yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)

  10. Yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)

  11. Yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae

  12. Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera)

More definitions
  • may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics

Origin

From yellow + fin.

From yellow + fin.

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Forms

plural: yellowfin / yellowfins
Singularyellowfin
Pluralyellowfin / yellowfins

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics:yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares

See also

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