different between diphycercal vs homocercal

diphycercal

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?]: diphy?s, of double nature, kerkos, a tail.

Adjective

diphycercal (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.

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homocercal

English

Etymology

homo- +? cercal

Adjective

homocercal

  1. (ichthyology) Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.

Coordinate terms

  • diphycercal
  • heterocercal
  • protocercal

Translations

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