homocercal

1. 1.

   possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)

   Antonymsheterocercal

   ichthyology

Questions about homocercal

What does homocercal mean?

homocercal means "possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)".

How many syllables are in homocercal?

homocercal has 4 syllables and divides as ho-mo-cer-cal under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is the opposite of homocercal?

The recorded antonyms are heterocercal.

Is homocercal a common word?

homocercal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.