| soft-finned | (adj) of or relating to fish with soft fins |
| soft-finned fish | (n) any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii, Syn. malacopterygian, Ant. spiny-finned fish |
| Soft-finned | a. (Zool.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; -- said of certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ] |