THREADFIN
Thread"fin`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Polynemus and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments.
THREADFISH Thread"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or C. crinitus) having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads.
THREADINESS
Thread"i*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being thready.
THREAD-SHAPED
Thread"-shaped`, a.
Defn: Having the form of a thread; filiform.
THREADWORM
Thread"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria.
THREADY
Thread"y, a.