diphycercal


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
diphycercal /ˌdɪfɪˈsəːk(ə)l/
adjective Zoology (of a fish's tail) approximately symmetrical and with the vertebral column continuing to the tip.
– origin C19: from Gk diphu- ‘of double form’ + kerkos ‘tail’ + -al.
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