diphycercal

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adjective

Describing a symmetric tailfin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.

OriginAncient Greek διφυής →
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Meanings

adjectivediphycercal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing a symmetric tailfin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
protocercal

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιφυής“of double nature”
  2. Englishdiphycercal

From Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “of double nature”) (compare δι- (di-) and φύω (phúō)) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

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APA

diphycercal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphycercal

MLA

“diphycercal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphycercal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diphycercal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphycercal.

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