Found 2 items, similar to heterocercal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: heterocercal
heterocercal
adj : possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower
and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper
lobe [ant:
homocercal]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Heterocercal
Heterocercal
\Het`er*o*cer"cal\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? tail.]
(Anat.)
Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the
upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the
lower one, as in sharks.
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