diphycercy
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diphycercy — diphy·cer·cy … English syllables
diphycercy — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsərsē, rkē noun ( es) Etymology: diphy + cercy : the state of being diphycercal … Useful english dictionary
diphycercal — /dɪfiˈsɜkəl/ (say difee serkuhl) adjective having or designating a primitive tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip, as in the Queensland lungfish. {Greek diphyēs double + kerkos tail + al1} –diphycercy /dɪfiˈsɜsi/ (say difee… …
-cercy — ˌsər]sē, ˌsə̄], kē, i noun combining form ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cercal + y; probably originally formed as French cerquie : tail formation (of a specified type) diphycercy … Useful english dictionary
