different between protocercal vs homocercal

protocercal

English

Etymology

proto- +? cercal

Adjective

protocercal (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal.

protocercal From the web:

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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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