homocercal

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adjective

Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.

Similar
homocerc
Opposite
heterocercal
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Meanings

adjectivehomocercal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.

    Synonyms: homocerc

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.

Similar
homocerc

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivepossessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)

Opposite
heterocercal
Also see
homocerc

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From homo- + cercal.

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Translations

Finnish homoserkkinen
  • homoserkkinenof a fish tail
Italian omocerco
  • omocercoof a fish tail
Cite this entry
APA

homocercal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocercal

MLA

“homocercal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocercal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homocercal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocercal.

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