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diphycercal
[ dif-uh-sur-kuhl ]
adjective
Ichthyology.
- having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
diphycercal
/ ˌɪɪˈɜːə /
adjective
- ichthyol of or possessing a symmetrical or pointed tail with the vertebral column extending to the tip, as in primitive fishes
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diphycercal1
diphy- double ( diphyodont ) + Greek é(Dz) a tail + -al 1( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diphycercal1
C19: from Greek 徱ŧ twofold (from di 1+ ŧ growth) + kerkos tail
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