HOMOCERCAL


Meaning of HOMOCERCAL in English

pronunc at homo- + adjective

Etymology: hom- + -cercal

1. : having the upper and lower lobes approximately symmetrical and the vertebral column ending at or near the middle of the base — used of the tail fin of various fishes (as most teleosts)

2. : having or relating to a homocercal tail fin — compare isocercal

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