Definition of Hypural

1. a. Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.

Definition of Hypural

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Under the tail; applied to the bones that support the caudal fin rays in most fishes. ¹

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Definition of Hypural

1. situated beneath the tail [adj]

Medical Definition of Hypural

1. Under the tail; applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes. Origin: Pref. Hypo- + Gr. Tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypural

hypsistaphylia
hypsistenocephalic
hypso-
hypsocephaly
hypsochromic
hypsodont
hypsodonty
hypsography
hypsometer
hypsometers
hypsometric
hypsometrical
hypsometry
hypsophyll
hypsophylls
hypural (current term)
hypural joint
hypurgia
hypusine
hypæthral
hypæthric
hyraces
hyracoid
hyracoidea
hyracoids
hyrax
hyraxes
hyrse
hyrst
hyson

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