Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In ichthyology having asymmetrical dorsal and anal fin-spines, alternately broader on one side than on the other; not homacanth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having the
spines of thedorsal fin asymmetrical , or thickenedalternately on the right and left sides.
Etymologies
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hetero- + Ancient Greek a spine.
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