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Meanings of pectoral fins in English

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Usage of pectoral fins in English
1
They are distinctive, with elongated pectoral fins and a dark hue.
The Irish Times
2
There were distinct bite marks on the pectoral fins of the dead sharks.
The South African
3
He rose toward it, his pectoral fins strumming the warm harps of the water.
A Case of Conscience
4
Moreover, the latter often lacked pectoral fins and lower jaws and had malformed branchial arches.
Pubmed
5
It's similar in size and shape, but lacks the pectoral fins visible in Desai's photographs.
The South African
6
It uses the pectoral fins, as the flying-fish do, but never makes a clean flight.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
7
Flying Fish, with pectoral fins used as volplanes in a great leap due to the tail.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
8
He could see their wide, flattened, shovel-pointed heads now and their white tipped wide pectoral fins.
The old man and the sea
9
In most species, when axial undulation is employed for swimming, the pectoral fins are tucked (i.e.
Pubmed
10
It can thus move about as rapidly as in its usual position, by aid of its pectoral fins.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
11
I t is only found in New Zealand, has a very blunt nose and large purple pectoral fins.
Radio NZ
12
Aquatic propulsion generated by the pectoral fins occurs in many groups of perciform fishes, including numerous coral reef families.
Pubmed
13
The pectoral fins swayed listlessly.
Tropic Days
14
This latter movement is effected solely by the aid of the pectoral fins; the tail being collapsed, and not used.
The Voyage of the Beagle
15
Its tail and pectoral fins aren't moving much and it's drifting rather than moving itself, not far below the surface.
Radio NZ
16
The pectoral fins or arms are not long, and are placed about two feet behind the angle of the lips.
Old Jack
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