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Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.

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  1. a. Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.
  2. adj. possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
  3. Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.
  4. Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upperlobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as insharks.
  5. a possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe