Heterocercal

Language: English
Pronunciation: het-ero-cer-cal
Part of Speech: adjective

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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.

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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"

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