heterocercal

adjective het·ero·cer·cal \-ˈsər-kəl\

Definition of HETEROCERCAL

of a fish tail fin : having the upper lobe larger than the lower with the vertebral column extending into the upper lobe

: having or relating to a heterocercal tail fin

1838

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