heterocercal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates.

heterocercal more heterocercal most heterocercal

From hetero- + cercal.

homocercal

heterocerc heterocercy

hemiheterocercal heterocercality

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