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heterocercal
[ het-er-uh-sur-kuhl ]
adjective
Ichthyology.
- having an unequally divided tail, characteristic of sharks, rays, and skates.
heterocercal
/ ËŒ³óÉ›³ÙÉ™°ùəʊˈ²õɜ˰ìÉ™±ô /
adjective
- ichthyol of or possessing a tail in which the vertebral column turns upwards and extends into the upper, usually larger, lobe, as in sharks Compare homocercal
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó±ð³Ù·±ð°ù·´Ç·³¦±ð°ù·³¦²¹±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â [het-er-oh-ser-, kal, -i-tee], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heterocercal1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heterocercal1
C19: from hetero- + Greek kerkos tail
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They have small scales, a heterocercal tail, and two dorsal fins with a strong spine in front.
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Their tails, too, though both heterocercal, were diverse in their type.
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This so called heterocercal tail is only known to exist, as a permanent adult feature, in the sturgeons of to-day.
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