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Definition: FIN RAY

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of fishes.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: FIN RAY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. (Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of fishes.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: FIN RAY

ExpressionsDefinition
Fin ray(Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of fishes. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

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Specialty Expressions: FIN RAY

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Fin rayFisheriesA slender, rod-shaped structure that supports the membranes of the fins. There are two types of rays, soft rays and spines. Soft rays are jointed, often branches, and flexible near their tips. Spines are unjointed, unbranched, and usually sharp at the tip and stiff along the shaft. (references)

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