: having a fin or fins
… the real stars of underwater acoustics are the finned marine mammals, including whales, porpoises and dolphins.—
Todd Preston
Todd Prestona finned Cadillac
a finned cylinder
—often used in combinationThe first postwar car with fins and V-8 power set a mood of exuberance that reached its peak with the shark-finned Caddy of 1959.—Joseph R. Szczesny
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The team evaluated the size of the ancient octopuses using allometric calculation—a method that used the proportional growth rates of modern, long-bodied finned octopuses to extrapolate the size of their extinct relatives.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
This new species of finned octopus suggests a more complex picture — one where giant, intelligent invertebrates also held power at the top of the food chain.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The fossils belonged to a group of extinct finned octopuses known as Cirrata that researchers believed crushed their prey with powerful jaws.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The researchers determined that the fossils, which came from Japan and Vancouver Island, off Canada’s Pacific Coast, represent two species in a group known as the finned octopuses, Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi and Nanaimoteuthis haggarti.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
This new species of finned octopus suggests a more complex picture — one where giant, intelligent invertebrates also held power at the top of the food chain.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The fossils belonged to a group of extinct finned octopuses known as Cirrata that researchers believed crushed their prey with powerful jaws.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The researchers determined that the fossils, which came from Japan and Vancouver Island, off Canada’s Pacific Coast, represent two species in a group known as the finned octopuses, Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi and Nanaimoteuthis haggarti.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Finned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finned. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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