pelvic_fin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *pelvic fin*:
NOUN	animal	pelvic fin, ventral fin	either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement

English > *pelvic fin*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate.
Synonym	ventral fin
Broader	fin	organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
Spanish	aleta pélvica, aleta ventral
Catalan	aleta ventral, alot ventral

HyperDic: pelvic_fin