About The Word Heterocercal
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Heterocercal
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What's The Definition Of Heterocercal?
[adj] (ichthyology) possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
Synonyms | Synonyms for Heterocercal: Related Terms | Find terms related to Heterocercal: See Also | Heterocercal In Webster's Dictionary \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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