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homocercal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Homocercal \Ho`mo*cer"cal\, a. [Homo- + Gr ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) Having the tail nearly or quite symmetrical, the vertebral column terminating near its base; -- opposed to heterocercal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: homocercal adj : (ichthyology) possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes) [ant: {heterocercal}]
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