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bn:00104129a

Adjective Concept

heterocercal

Possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe WordNet 3.0

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Possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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. Wiktionary

ANTONYM

homocercal

CATEGORY DOMAIN

ichthyology

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

heterocercal

Wiktionary

heterocercal