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Yellowfin
Meaning
Noun
●
Any of various
fish
with
yellow
fins.
especially,
yellowfin tuna
(Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
yellowfin
bream
, any of several
species
in family Sparidae
yellowfin
croaker
(Umbrina
roncador
, in family Sciaenidae)
yellowfin
cutthroat
trout
(†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
yellowfin
fairy
wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
yellowfin
grouper
(Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
yellowfin
madtom
(Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
yellowfin
pike
(Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
yellowfin
sea bream
, any of several
species
in family Sparidae
yellowfin sole
(Limanda aspera)
yellowfin
surgeon
(Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
yellowfin
whiting
(Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)
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Wiktionary
Origin
yellowfin
English
fin
English
fin
Middle English (1100-1500)
fin
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
finn
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
פֿינף
Yiddish
fimf
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
yellow
English
yelwe
Middle English (1100-1500)
geolu
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Salmon
Tuna
Yellow Perch
Channel Catfish
Northern Pike
Speckled Trout
Striped Bass
Red Snapper
Sea Bass
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