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heterocercal
(encz) | heterocercal, adj: |
Heterocercal
(gcide) | Heterocercal \Het`er*o*cer"cal\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? tail.]
(Anat.)
Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the
upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the
lower one, as in sharks.
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heterocercal
(wn) | heterocercal
adj 1: possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the
lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the
upper lobe [ant: homocercal] |
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heterocercal fin
(encz) | heterocercal fin, n: |
Heterocercal
(gcide) | Heterocercal \Het`er*o*cer"cal\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? tail.]
(Anat.)
Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the
upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the
lower one, as in sharks.
[1913 Webster] |
heterocercal fin
(wn) | heterocercal fin
n 1: a tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column
turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks [ant:
homocercal fin] |
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