finfish

English

Etymology

From fin +‎ fish.

Noun

finfish (plural finfishes or finfish)

1. Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
2. (informal) Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.

Usage notes

• Used industrially to denote ordinary fish, rather than flatfish, eels and other seafood animals.

Translations

any fish — see also fish

• Finnish: kala (fi)

finned fish — see finned fish