diphycercal
having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
Origin of diphycercal
1- Compare homocercal, heterocercal.
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How to use diphycercal in a sentence
In Dipterus there are no marginal teeth, and the tail is heterocercal, not diphycercal, as in the other Dipnoans generally.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanIn the Ctenodontidæ the tail is diphycercal, and no jugular plates are present in the known specimens.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanThe tail is diphycercal in all, ending in a long point, and the body is covered with cycloid scales.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanThe tail is heterocercal, but in some cases (Squatina) approaches the diphycercal condition.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe blade of the caudal fin is then divided into two nearly equal portions, and is said to be diphycercal.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for diphycercal
/ (ˌdɪfɪˈsɜːkəl) /
ichthyol of or possessing a symmetrical or pointed tail with the vertebral column extending to the tip, as in primitive fishes
Origin of diphycercal
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