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HOMOCERCAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)
Classified under:
Domain category:
ichthyology (the branch of zoology that studies fishes)
Antonym:
heterocercal (possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe)
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