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Thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure.
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Fish fin
3 linksFins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish.
Dorsal fin
2 linksA dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom.
Cetacea
2 linksInfraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
The fluke is set horizontally on the body, unlike fish, which have vertical tails.
Pelvic fin
2 linksPelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral surface of fish.
Fletching
1 linksFletching is the fin-shaped aerodynamic stabilization device attached on arrows, bolts, darts, or javelins, and are typically made from light semi-flexible materials such as feathers or bark.
Pinniped
1 linksPinnipeds (pronounced ), commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals in the clade Pinnipedia.
Grid fin
0 linksGrid fins (or lattice fins) are a type of flight control surface used on rockets and bombs, sometimes in place of more conventional control surfaces, such as planar fins.
Swimfin
0 linksSwimfins, swim fins, diving fins, or flippers are finlike accessories worn on the feet, legs or hands and made from rubber, plastic, carbon fiber or combinations of these materials, to aid movement through the water in water sports activities such as swimming, bodyboarding, bodysurfing, float-tube fishing, kneeboarding, riverboarding, scuba diving, snorkeling, spearfishing, underwater hockey, underwater rugby and various other types of underwater diving.
Surfboard fin
0 linksHydrofoil mounted at the tail of a surfboard or similar board to improve directional stability and control through foot-steering.
Hydrofoil mounted at the tail of a surfboard or similar board to improve directional stability and control through foot-steering.
Fins can provide lateral lift opposed to the water and stabilize the board's trajectory, allowing the surfer to control direction by varying their side-to-side weight distribution.