threadfin
noun
thread·fin
ˈthred-ˌfin 
: any of various bony fishes (family Polynemidae, especially genus Polydactylus) having elongated filamentous rays on the pectoral fin
also
: a fish (such as Dorosoma pretense of the herring family) having usually one similar ray extending from a fin
Examples of threadfin in a Sentence
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My favorites back home are humpback grouper, threadfin, and striped mullet.
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Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Baby striper, bone flash, chrome blue/back, sliver black/back, threadfin shad
Pros
Good double-jointed action
Flash tail
Realistic design
Affordable
Cons
None
The Knuckle-Head from Creek Chub is one of a few truly original topwater baits in a world of copycat designs.
—Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
As noted above, bluegills and threadfin shad are more commonly eaten by bass across southern fisheries, while goby, perch, and smelt are the more typical fare in the North.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023
In Linnaean taxonomy, hybrids look like algebra—two species names adjoined with an x. A hybrid between a threadfin butterflyfish and a lined butterflyfish becomes C. auriga × C. lineolatus.
—Sabrina Imbler, Time, 15 Dec. 2022
Slow-troll a lively threadfin behind a planer board, and it might get smashed by a fat landlocked striper.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 Mar. 2020
Hatches of a small feeder fish called threadfin shad are schooling and can attract bass and trout into feeding frenzies.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019
The browns have been feeding on small threadfin shad on the surface early and late in the day.
—Tyler Mahoney
special To The Star, kansascity, 23 May 2018
Minnows are working the best, but black and chartreuse plastic jigs are working well, along with Bobby Garland threadfin shad.
—Tyler Mahoney
special To The Star, kansascity, 9 May 2018
Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Baby striper, bone flash, chrome blue/back, sliver black/back, threadfin shad
Pros
Good double-jointed action
Flash tail
Realistic design
Affordable
Cons
None
The Knuckle-Head from Creek Chub is one of a few truly original topwater baits in a world of copycat designs.
—Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
As noted above, bluegills and threadfin shad are more commonly eaten by bass across southern fisheries, while goby, perch, and smelt are the more typical fare in the North.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023
In Linnaean taxonomy, hybrids look like algebra—two species names adjoined with an x. A hybrid between a threadfin butterflyfish and a lined butterflyfish becomes C. auriga × C. lineolatus.
—Sabrina Imbler, Time, 15 Dec. 2022
Slow-troll a lively threadfin behind a planer board, and it might get smashed by a fat landlocked striper.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 Mar. 2020
Hatches of a small feeder fish called threadfin shad are schooling and can attract bass and trout into feeding frenzies.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019
The browns have been feeding on small threadfin shad on the surface early and late in the day.
—Tyler Mahoney
special To The Star, kansascity, 23 May 2018
Minnows are working the best, but black and chartreuse plastic jigs are working well, along with Bobby Garland threadfin shad.
—Tyler Mahoney
special To The Star, kansascity, 9 May 2018
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“Threadfin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threadfin. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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