Heterocercal Definition

hĕtə-rō-sûrkəl
adjective
Designating, of, or having a tail fin in which the upper lobe is larger than the lower and contains the upturned end of the spinal column, as in certain fishes, esp. sharks.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Heterocercal

  • hetero– Greek kerkos tail –al

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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