As adjectives the difference between vertebral and homocercal
is that vertebral is vertebral while homocercal is (ichthyology) describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.
vertebral
English
Adjective
(-)
Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.
Having or made of vertebrae.
Having a spinal column.
Derived terms
* vertebral canal
* vertebral column
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of the large dorsal scales along the top of a snake's back.
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homocercal
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(ichthyology) Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.
Coordinate terms
* diphycercal
* heterocercal
* protocercal