heterocercal
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ər adjective Ichthyology.
having an unequally divided tail, characteristic of sharks, rays, and skates.
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| —adj | |
| ichthyol Compare homocercal of or possessing a tail in which the vertebral column turns upwards and extends into the upper, usually larger, lobe, as in sharks | |
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Heterocercal
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Example sentences
Sturgeon tails are heterocercal, meaning the upper lobe of the tail is much longer than the lower lobe.
These fish have a heterocercal tail in which the backbone extends into the upper fork of the caudal fin.
The tail is heterocercal with the upper lobe much larger than the rounded lower lobe.
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