tail fin vs fin

fin vs tail fin

tail fin and fin both are nouns.

tail fin is not a verb while fin is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tail fin	Yes	No	No	No
fin	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fin is a hypernym of tail fin; that is, fin is a word with a broader meaning than tail fin:

tail fin: the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates
fin: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

As nouns, tail fin and fin are synonyms defined as:

tail fin and fin: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

Other synonyms of tail fin include tailfin.

tail fin (noun)	fin (noun)
the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates	organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane	a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile	one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
	a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
	one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
	the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

tail fin (verb)	fin (verb)
	show the fins above the water while swimming
	propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
	equip (a car) with fins

Difference between tail fin and fin

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