Hypertext Webster Gateway: "branchial"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Branchial \Bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] 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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

branchial
adj : of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived
from embryonic gills)


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