THREADFIN - Definition

Pronunciation:		'thred`fin
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays

	See Also:	barbu, family Polynemidae, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, Polydactylus virginicus, Polynemidae

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Thread"fin`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to {Polynemus} and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments.