Protocercal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
heterocercalhomocercal

Etymology

From proto- + cercal.

Related phrases

vertebral column

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