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diphycercal Definition

diphy·cer·cal (dif′i sʉrkəl)

adjective

designating, of, or having a tail fin in which the upper and lower lobes taper symmetrically to a point to which the spinal column extends

Etymology: < Gr diphyēs, twofold (< di-, di- + phyein, to bear, bring forth: see be) + kerkos, tail + -al

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