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subcarangiform

subcarangiform adjective: describing a mode of swimming by fish in which most of the propulsion is provided by the tail but some is provided by movements of the body.

Adjective

subcarangiform (not comparable)

  1. Describing a mode of swimming by fish in which most of the propulsion is provided by the tail but some is provided by movements of the body

Origin of subcarangiform

From sub- + carangiform.

Questions about subcarangiform

What does subcarangiform mean?
Subcarangiform means describing a mode of swimming by fish in which most of the propulsion is provided by the tail but some is provided by movements of the body.
What part of speech is subcarangiform?
Subcarangiform is an adjective.

Words near subcarangiform in the dictionary

  1. subcaptains
  2. subcaption
  3. subcaptioned
  4. subcaptioning
  5. subcaptions
  6. subcarangiform
  7. subcarapacial
  8. subcarbonate
  9. subcarbonates
  10. Subcarboniferous
  11. subcarbureted

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