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homocercy

homocercy noun: the possession of a homocercal (symmetric) tail (by a fish).

Noun

homocercy (uncountable)

  1. The possession of a homocercal (symmetric) tail (by a fish).

Questions about homocercy

What does homocercy mean?
Homocercy means the possession of a homocercal (symmetric) tail (by a fish).
What part of speech is homocercy?
Homocercy is a noun.

Words near homocercy in the dictionary

  1. homoceratid
  2. homoceratids
  3. homocerc
  4. homocercal
  5. homocercality
  6. homocercy
  7. homocerebrin
  8. homochain
  9. homochains
  10. homochelous
  11. homochiral

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