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PROTOCERCAL

\pɹˌə͡ʊtə͡ʊsˈɜːkə͡l], \pɹˌə‍ʊtə‍ʊsˈɜːkə‍l], \p_ɹ_ˌəʊ_t_əʊ_s_ˈɜː_k_əl]\

Definitions of PROTOCERCAL

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Having the caudal fin divided into two equal lobes ; diphycercal, the primitive form of caudal fin.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Having the caudal fin divided into two equal lobes; diphycercal, the primitive form of caudal fin (zool.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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