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Noun: heterocercal fin
  1. A tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks

Derived forms: heterocercal fins

Type of: caudal fin, tail fin

Antonym: homocercal fin

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Heteranthera
Heteranthera dubia
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Heterobasidiomycetes
Heterocephalus
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