| ADJECTIVE | all | homocercal | possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes) |
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| Meaning | possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes). | |
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| Category | ichthyology | The branch of zoology that studies fishes |
| Opposite | heterocercal | possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger / larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe |
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