thrust by moving fins back and forth in water. Often the tail fin is used, but some aquatic animals generate thrust from pectoral fins. Fins can also generate...
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FINS may refer to: Factory Interface Network Service, a network protocol. Fire Island National Seashore, a United States National Seashore that protects...
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from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported only by muscles. Fish fins are distinctive anatomical...
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Actinopterygii (redirect from Ray-fin)
built fins made of webbings of skin supported by radially extended thin bony spines called lepidotrichia, as opposed to the bulkier, fleshy lobed fins of...
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by the shark finning practice. Traditional shark fin soup or stew is made with fins obtained from a variety of shark species. Raw fins are processed...
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The yellowfin tuna also has two dorsal fins Haddocks have three dorsal fins Billfish have prominent dorsal fins. Like tuna, mackerel and other scombroids...
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Finning is a Canadian industrial equipment dealer specializing in Caterpillar products. It is responsible for selling, renting and providing parts and...
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Dynamic apnea (redirect from Dynamic Apnea With Fins)
(International Association for Development of Apnea): dynamic with fins (DYN) and dynamic without fins (DNF). Both disciplines require breath held dives where the...
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A finial (from Latin: finis, end) or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. In architecture...
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Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral (belly) surface of fish, and are the lower of the only two sets of paired fins (the other...
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