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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesheterocerco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eteɾoˈsɛɾku
"A nadadeira caudal do tubarão é heterocerca."
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Having unequal upper and lower lobes, usually with the vertebral column curving into the upper lobe (as in sharks).
"The fossilized shark possessed a distinct heterocercal tail that provided significant upward lift while swimming."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'hetero-', meaning 'different' or 'other', and 'kerkos', meaning 'tail'. It entered scientific English in the mid-19th century to describe the asymmetrical tail structures observed in early and cartilaginous fishes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heterocercal" is said worldwide
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hétérocerque
Transliteration: eteʁosɛʁk
"Les requins se caractérisent par une nageoire caudale hétérocerque."
heterozerk
Transliteration: hetəʁoˈt͡sɛʁk
"Haie besitzen typischerweise eine heterozerke Schwanzflosse."
eterocerco
Transliteration: eteroˈtʃɛrko
"La coda dello squalo è di tipo eterocerco."
heterocerco
Transliteration: eteɾoˈseɾko
"Los tiburones tienen una aleta caudal heterocerca."
heterocerco
Transliteration: eteɾoˈsɛɾku
"A nadadeira caudal do tubarão é heterocerca."
विषमपाल
Transliteration: visampal
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"शार्क मछली की पूंछ विषमपाल (heterocercal) प्रकार की होती है।"
异尾的
Transliteration: yìwěide
Script: 中文汉字
"鲨鱼通常具有异尾的尾鳍。"
이형미의
Transliteration: ihyeongmi-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"상어는 이형미의 꼬리지느러미를 가지고 있습니다."
異尾の
Transliteration: ibi no
Script: 日本語
"サメの尾びれは異尾尾びれの特徴を持っています。"
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