HETEROCERCAL


Meaning of HETEROCERCAL in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sərkəl adjective

Etymology: heter- + -cercal

1. : having the upper lobe larger than the lower with the end of the vertebral column prolonged and somewhat upturned in the upper lobe — used of the tail fin of various fishes (as sharks)

2. : having or relating to a heterocercal tail fin

• het·ero·cer·cal·i·ty |hed.ə(ˌ)rōˌsərˈkaləd.ē noun -es

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