anal fin
noun
the median, unpaired fin on the ventral margin between the anus and the caudal fin in fishes.
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How to use anal fin in a sentence
anal fin resembling the second dorsal, greyish, with the margin dull-purple.
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British Dictionary definitions for anal fin
anal fin
noun
a median ventral unpaired fin, situated between the anus and the tail fin in fishes, that helps to maintain stable equilibrium
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