Associations to the word «Heterocercal»
Wiktionary
HETEROCERCAL, adjective. (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.
Dictionary definition
HETEROCERCAL, adjective. Possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe.
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