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Homocercal
Hoˊmo-cer′cal
,
Adj.
[
Homo-
+ Gr. [GREEK] tail.]
(Zool.)
Having the tail nearly or quite symmetrical, the vertebral column terminating near its base; – opposed to
heterocercal
.
Definition
2024
homocercal
homocercal
English
Adjective
homocercal
(
comparative
more
homocercal
,
superlative
most
homocercal
)
(
ichthyology
)
Describing the
symmetric
tail
of a
fish
that has two
lobes
extending from the end of the
vertebral
column.
Coordinate terms
diphycercal
heterocercal
protocercal
Translations
of a fish tail
Italian:
omocerco
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