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Heterocercal

Definition: Heterocercal

Heterocercal

Adjective

1. (ichthyology) possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Heterocercal \Het`er*o*cer"cal\, adjective. [Hetero- Greek expression tail.]. (Websters 1913)

 

Synonym: Heterocercal

Synonym by domain: heterocercal caudal (biology & biotechnology).
Antonym: homocercal (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Heterocercal

English words defined with "heterocercal": Acipenser sturio, anaspidGinglymodiheterocercal fin, Heterocercyshark. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Heterocercal

Illustrations:
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Expression: Heterocercal

Expression using "heterocercal": heterocercal fin. Additional references.

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Rhyming with "Heterocercal"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "heterocercal" (pronounced he'terōser"kul)
5-s er" k u lcircle, encircle.
3-k u lacoustical, aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, alphabetical, analytical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, article, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, asymmetrical, atypical, autobiographical, barnacle, biblical, bicycle, bifocal, biochemical, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, brickle, buckle, cackle, categorical, cervical, chemical, Chronicle, chronological, chuckle, classical, clavicle, clerical, clinical, comical, commonsensical, conical, coracle, cortical, crackle, critical, cubicle, cuticle, cycle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, debacle, dermatological, diabolical, diacritical, dialectical, domical, ducal, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encyclical, epidemiological, epochal, equivocal, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, etymological, evangelical, fanatical, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, freckle, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geophysical, geopolitical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, graphical, gynecological, hackle, heckle, helical, heretical, hierarchical, historical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypercritical, hypocritical, hypothetical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, impractical, inimical, ironical, jackal, knuckle, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, local, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, matriarchal, mechanical, medical, meikle, metallurgical, metaphorical, metaphysical, meteorological, methodical, methodological, metrical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, morphological, motorcycle, muckle, musical, mystical, mythical, mythological, nautical, neoclassical, neurological, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, numerical, obstacle, ontological, optical, Oracle, oratorical, ornithological, paradoxical, particle, pathological, patriarchal, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, photochemical, physical, physiological, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, popsicle, practical, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, pumpernickel, puritanical, quizzical, rabbinical, radical, radiological, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, rhetorical, ruckle, runkle, sabbatical, satirical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, semitropical, serological, shackle, shekel, sickle, skeptical, sociological, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spectacle, spherical, sprinkle, statistical, stereotypical, stickle, strategical, suckle, surgical, symmetrical, tabernacle, tackle, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, tentacle, testicle, theatrical, theological, theoretical, tickle, tinkle, topical, toxicological, trickle, tricycle, tropical, twinkle, typical, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncle, uncritical, uneconomical, unequivocal, unethical, unicycle, unshackle, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, vocal, whimsical, Winkle, wrinkle, zoological.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Heterocercal

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-e-h-l-o-r-r-t"

-3 letters: cerecloth, correlate, crocheter, relocatee, tracheole, trochleae, trochlear.

-4 letters: acrolect, catechol, chelator, chlorate, chortler, cochleae, cochlear, cocreate, corelate, ethereal, latherer, reclothe, recreate, reheater, relocate, torchere, trochlea.

-5 letters: accrete, alerter, alterer, caleche, caroche, caroler, carroch, catcher, caterer, charter, cheater, cheerer, chelate, cholate, cholera, chorale, choreal, chortle, clearer, coacher, cochlea, coercer, coerect, coherer, coracle, correct, creator.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Heterocercal


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 65 74 65 72 6F 63 65 72 63 61 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

....    .    -    .    .-.    ---    -.-.    .    .-.    -.-.    .-    .-..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01100101 01110100 01100101 01110010 01101111 01100011 01100101 01110010 01100011 01100001 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#101 &#116 &#101 &#114 &#111 &#99 &#101 &#114 &#99 &#97 &#108

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0065 0074 0065 0072 006F 0063 0065 0072 0063 0061 006C

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

427186718481697184696778

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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