English

hypocercal

From hypo- + cercal.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Ancient Greek κέρκος ‘tail’

Today it means

adj having the lower lobe more pronounced or larger than the upper lobe

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypocercal