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branchial.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From New Latin branchialis, from Latin branchiae.

noun/ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/
  1. A branchial arch.

Where this word comes from

From New Latin branchialis, from Latin branchiae.

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