sailfin
noun
variants: or
sailfin mollie
Definition of sailfin
: a topminnow (Mollienisia latipinna) of the southern U.S. and Mexico that is predominantly olive green with black markings and fins of lavender, orange, and blue and that has the dorsal fin greatly enlarged in the male
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