gephyrocercal (C1)
adjective
Definition
gephyrocercal means (ichthyology) Having a caudal fin formed by the "bridging" of the dorsal and anal fins. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as gephyrocercal.
A gephyrocercal tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became gephyrocercal after the announcement.
How to Use gephyrocercal
- gephyrocercal + noun (collocation)
- Use gephyrocercal before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a gephyrocercal reaction."
- become gephyrocercal (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became gephyrocercal near the end."
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