branchial

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

bran=chi=al

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective branchial has 1 sense

branchial(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills);

Derived form noun

branchia₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

branchial, a.

Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills. [1913 Webster]

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.