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diphycercal

diphycercal adjective: describing a symmetric tailfin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.

Adjective

diphycercal (not comparable)

  1. Describing a symmetric tailfin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.

Origin of diphycercal

From Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “of double nature”) (compare δι- (di-) and φύω (phúō)) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

Questions about diphycercal

What does diphycercal mean?
Diphycercal means describing a symmetric tailfin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.
What part of speech is diphycercal?
Diphycercal is an adjective.

Words near diphycercal in the dictionary

  1. diphthongoid
  2. diphthongoids
  3. diphthongs
  4. diphthongy
  5. diphy-
  6. diphycercal
  7. diphycercy
  8. diphygenic
  9. diphyid
  10. diphyids
  11. diphyletic

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