diphycercal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.

Word forms

diphycercal

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “of double nature”) (compare δι- (di-) and φύω (phúō)) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

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