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Heterocercy

Het′er-o-cerˊcy

,

Noun.

[

Hetero-

+ Gr. [GREEK] a tail.]

(Anat.)

Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the possession of a heterocercal tail.

Definition 2024

heterocercy

heterocercy

English

Noun

heterocercy ‎(uncountable)

(anatomy) unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the possession of a heterocercal tail.