CEFR B2

homocercal

adjective

Meaning

homocercal means describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column. 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 homocercal.
A homocercal tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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homocercal (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as homocercal.
A homocercal tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use homocercal

homocercal + noun (collocation): Use homocercal before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a homocercal reaction."
become homocercal (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became homocercal near the end."

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