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tail fin vs homocercal fin

homocercal fin vs tail fin

tail fin and homocercal fin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tail fin Yes No No No
homocercal fin Yes No No No
As nouns, homocercal fin is a hyponym of tail fin; that is, homocercal fin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tail fin:
  • tail fin: the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates
  • homocercal fin: symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes
Other hyponyms of tail fin include heterocercal fin.
tail fin (noun) homocercal fin (noun)
the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes
a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
Difference between tail fin and homocercal fin

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