EPIPHARYNGEAL

Ep`i*phar`yn*ge"al, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + pharyngeal.] (Anat.)

Definition: Pertaining to the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes.

– n.

Definition: An epipharyngeal bone or cartilage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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