hamocercal

[Pref. homo-, and Gr. kerkos =tail.] Ichthyology and Palæontology: 1. Of a tail: Equally lobed; having equal lobes. 2. Of a fish: Having an equally-lobed tail. homocercal-tail, s. Ichthy. & Palæont .: The name given by Aga iz to the caudal fin or tail of a fish when the tail, if not single, is equally divided. It is first known in mian age, becoming more common with each new the Magnesian limestone, which is of Middle Per formation, till now nearly, though not quite, all the 9,000 known species of fish have homocercal tails. hăm-och-ro-mous, adj . [Pref. homo- ; Greek chroma =color, and Eng. suff. -ous .] Bot.: Having all the flowers on a capitulum of the same color. hom-od-ro-mous, ho-mod-ro-mal, a. [Gr. homo dromos, from homos same, and dromos =a course, a running.] 1. Bot . A term used when the generating spiral of a flower turns in the same direction as that of the central stem. Example, the Bird-cherry, Prunus pad us . *2. Mech .: Applied to levers of the second and third kinds, in which the power and weight are on the same side of the fulcrum, and so move in the same direction. [LEVER.] hō-mœ-o-, pref. [Latinized form of Gr. homoios, =like, resembling.] Like, resembling. *hō-me-o-mër-I-a, s. [Gr. homoiomereia , from homoios like, and meris a share, a portion.] Like ne or identity of parts; homogeneity in elements. "The doctrine of homœomeria , or the similarity of the iii. 35. parts of a body to the whole." Encyc. Brit. (ed. 9th), hō-mœ-o-měr'-1-æ, s. pl. [HOMOEOMERIA.] (See IMG:content-1236.png:[blocks in formation] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia homœomerianism