'Homocercal' definitions:
Definition of 'homocercal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes) [ant: heterocercal]
Definition of 'Homocercal'
From: GCIDE
- Homocercal \Ho`mo*cer"cal\, a. [Homo- + Gr. ? tail.] (Zool.) Having the tail nearly or quite symmetrical, the vertebral column terminating near its base; -- opposed to heterocercal. [1913 Webster]