Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spine of a fish's fin; a spinous ray of a fin.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word fin-spine.
Examples
-
The student may learn what manner of fish it was (the great Eagle-ray) with whose barbed fin-spine -- most primitive of spear-heads -- Ulysses was slain; and again, he may learn not a little about that ναρκη {narkê}, or torpedo, to which Meno compared his master
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.