"heterocercal" meaning in All languages combined

See heterocercal on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more heterocercal [comparative], most heterocercal [superlative]
Etymology: From hetero- + cercal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|cercal}} hetero- + cercal Head templates: {{en-adj}} heterocercal (comparative more heterocercal, superlative most heterocercal)
  1. (ichthyology) Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates. Categories (topical): Ichthyology Derived forms: hemiheterocercal, heterocercality Related terms: heterocerc, heterocercy Coordinate_terms: diphycercal, homocercal, protocercal
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