Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the characters of the Homacanthi.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having the
dorsal fin spines symmetrical , and in the same line.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
homo + Ancient Greek a spine.
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