subcarangiform

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adjective

Describing a mode of swimming by fish in which most of the propulsion is provided by the tail but some is provided by movements of the body

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Meanings

adjectivesubcarangiform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing a mode of swimming by fish in which most of the propulsion is provided by the tail but some is provided by movements of the body

Origin

From sub- + carangiform.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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