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homocercal definition

ho·mo·cer·cal (hō′mō sʉr′kəl, häm′ō-)

adjective

designating, of, or having a tail fin in which the upper and lower lobes are symmetrical and in which the spine is shortened and ends at or near the center of the base, as in most bony fishes

Etymology: < homo- + Gr kerkos, a tail + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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