HETEROCERCAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

ichthyology (the branch of zoology that studies fishes)

Antonym:

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

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