BRANCHIAL

branchial

(adjective) of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

branchial (not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.

Noun

branchial (plural branchials)

A branchial arch

Source: Wiktionary


Bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills. Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.

– Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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