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caudal fin

DEFINITIONS OF: caudal fin

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n the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates

Synonyms:
tail fin
Types:
heterocercal fin
a tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks
homocercal fin
symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes
Type of:
fin
organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
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