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dorsal fin |
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dorsal fin [′dȯr·səl ′fin] (vertebrate zoology) A median longitudinal vertical fin on the dorsal aspect of a fish or other aquatic vertebrate. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Kidd could see the finger of the dial stand up dark against the sky like the dorsal fin of a shark and the vain moonlight clinging to that idle clock. Great slate-colored backs and high serrated dorsal fins shot up with a fringe of silver, and then rolled down into the depths again. |
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