CERCAL

Meaning of CERCAL in English

ˈsərkəl, -ə̄k- adjective

Etymology: cerc- + -al

: of or relating to a tail or cercus

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-CERCAL — adjective combining form Etymology: French -cerque, from Greek kerkos tail -tailed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-CERCAL — |sərkəl, -ə̄k- adjective combining form Etymology: French -cerque (from Greek kerkos tail) + English -al : tailed homo cercal iso …
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CERCAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to the tail.
Английский словарь Webster
CERCAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the tail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-CERCAL — Etymology: French -cerque, from Greek kerkos tail : -tailed homo cercal
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CERCAL — adj of or pertaining to the tail.
Webster English vocab
-CERCAL — [-cercal] adj comb form [F -cerque, fr. Gk kerkos tail]: -tailed "homocercal"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CERCAL — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: French -cerque, from Greek kerkos tail : -tailed <homo cercal >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEPTOCERCAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sərkəl adjective Etymology: lept- + -cercal 1. : tapering off to a long slender point — used of the tail …
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ISOCERCAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sərkəl adjective Etymology: is- + -cercal 1. : having symmetrical upper and lower lobes and a gradually tapering vertebral column …
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HOMOCERCAL — pronunc at homo- + adjective Etymology: hom- + -cercal 1. : having the upper and lower lobes approximately symmetrical and …
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HETEROCERCAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sərkəl adjective Etymology: heter- + -cercal 1. : having the upper lobe larger than the lower with the end of …
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GEPHYROCERCAL — |jefə(ˌ)rō|sərkəl adjective Etymology: Greek gephyro- (from gephyra ) + English -cercal 1. : having the dorsal and anal fins confluent …
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DIPHYCERCAL — |difē, -fə̇+ adjective Etymology: diphy- + -cercal 1. of a tail fin : having the upper and lower portions alike …
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ANISOCERCAL — -|sarkəl adjective Etymology: anis- (I) + -cercal : not isocercal
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DIPHYCERCAL — /dif'euh serr"keuhl/ , adj. Ichthyol. having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CERCUS — — cercal , adj. /serr"keuhs, ker"-/ , n. , pl. cerci /serr"suy, ker"kee/ . one of a pair of appendages …
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EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
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