Heteracanth
Pronunciation : Het"er*a*canth
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Hetero- + Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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