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heterocercal
Definition: possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
Definition: Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates.