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truncate
(English) With square ends; used to describe a caudal fin with a vertically straight terminal border and angular or slightly rounded corners; terminating abruptly, as in a cut off square. (See also: lunate, concave, convex)
tronqué
(French) Avec les extrémités carrées ; décrit une nageoire caudale avec un bord terminal verticalement droit et des coins angulaires ou légèrement arrondis ; ce qui termine soudainement, comme un carré coupé. (See also: lunate, concave, convex)
truncado
(Portuguese) Acabando em forma de quadrado; usa-se para descrever a barbatana caudal com a margem na direita e na vertical. (See also: lunate, concave, convex)

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