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Homocercal

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Adjective

1. homocercal

possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Homocercal

see synonyms of homocercal
adjective
ichthyology
of or possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column, as in most bony fishes
Compare heterocercal

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Homocercal

see synonyms of homocercal
adjective
designating, of, or having a tail fin in which the upper and lower lobes are symmetrical and in which the spine is shortened and ends at or near the center of the base, as in most bony fishes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Homocercal

see synonyms of homocercal
adj.
Relating to, designating, or characterized by a tail fin having two symmetrical lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column, as in most bony fishes.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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