Heterocercal
[het-er-uh-sur-kuh l] /ˌhɛt ər əˈsɜr kəl/
adjective, Ichthyology.
1.
having an unequally divided tail, characteristic of sharks, rays, and skates.
/ˌhɛtərəʊˈsɜːkəl/
adjective
1.
(ichthyol) of or possessing a tail in which the vertebral column turns upwards and extends into the upper, usually larger, lobe, as in sharks Compare homocercal
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