单词 | homocercal |
释义 | homocercal[ hoh-muh-sur-kuhl, hom-uh- ] / ˌhoʊ məˈsɜr kəl, ˌhɒm ə- / adjective Ichthyology.having an equally divided tail, characteristic of adult modern bony fishes. Compare diphycercal, heterocercal. Origin of homocercal1830–40; homo- + cerc- (<Greek kérkos tail) + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM homocercalho·mo·cer·cy [hoh-muh-sur-see, hom-uh-], /ˈhoʊ məˌsɜr si, ˈhɒm ə-/, ho·mo·cer·cal·i·ty [hoh-muh-ser-kal-i-tee, hom-uh-], /ˌhoʊ mə sərˈkæl ɪ ti, ˌhɒm ə-/, nounWords nearby homocercalhomobiotin, homoblastic, Homo capensis, homocarnosine, homocentric, homocercal, homochlamydeous, homochromatic, homochrome, homochromous, homochronous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for homocercalhomocercal / (ˌhəʊməʊˈsɜːkəl, ˌhɒm-) / adjectiveichthyol of or possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column, as in most bony fishesCompare heterocercal Word Origin for homocercalC19: from homo- + Greek kerkos tail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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