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heterocercal
[ het-er-uh-sur-kuhl ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈsɜr kəl /
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adjective Ichthyology.
having an unequally divided tail, characteristic of sharks, rays, and skates.
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OTHER WORDS FROM heterocercal
het·er·o·cer·cal·i·ty [het-er-oh-ser-kal-i-tee], /ˌhɛt ər oʊ sərˈkæl ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby heterocercal
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British Dictionary definitions for heterocercal
heterocercal
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈsɜːkəl) /
adjective
ichthyol of or possessing a tail in which the vertebral column turns upwards and extends into the upper, usually larger, lobe, as in sharksCompare homocercal
Word Origin for heterocercal
C19: from hetero- + Greek kerkos tail
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