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branchial

 
Dictionary: bran·chi·al   (brăng'kē-əl) pronunciation

adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling the gills of a fish, their homologous embryonic structures, or the derivatives of their homologous parts in higher animals: branchial muscles.


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(brăng'kē-əl)
adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling the gills of a fish, their homologous embryonic structures, or the derivatives of their homologous parts in higher animals.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
  Pertains to noun: branchia (meaning #1)


 
 
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