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caudal fin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tail fin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fin

Narrower terms: heterocercal fin, homocercal fin

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: ফিছা (phisa) — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Catalan: aleta caudal — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Danish: halefinne — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Finnish: pyrstöevä — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • French: nageoire caudale — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • German: Schwanzflosse — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • German: Afterflosse — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Hungarian: farkúszó — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Japanese: 尾鰭 (obire) — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Japanese: 尾びれ (obire) — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Korean: 꼬리지느러미 (kkorijineureomi) — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Norwegian Bokmål: halefinne — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: halefinne — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Polish: płetwa ogonowa — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Portuguese: barbatana caudal — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Russian: хвостово́й плавни́к (xvostovój plavník) — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Spanish: aleta caudal — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Tagalog: puypoy — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Tagalog: buntot-isda — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Turkish: kuyruk yüzgeci — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates
  • Volapük: külafäin — the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates