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Noun: ventral fin  ven-trul fin
  1. Either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate
    "The trout's ventral fins help it maintain stability while swimming";
    - pelvic fin

Derived forms: ventral fins

Type of: fin

Encyclopedia: Ventral fin