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branchial [brang-kee-uh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- of or relating to gills or to the homologous, embryonic parts in animals without gills.
Origin of branchial First recorded in 1795–1805; branchi- + -al1 Related formshy·per·bran·chi·al, adjectivein·ter·bran·chi·al, adjectivepre·bran·chi·al, adjectivesub·bran·chi·al, adjective Examples from the Web for branchial Historical Examples of branchial
From the latter also the branchial cartilaginous bars are formed.
Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The branchial cavity can dilate and contract itself alternately.
Louis Figuier
The remains of only two branchial arches are found in the adult.
Sidney H. Reynolds
Originally they are mainly concerned with branchial respiration.
Sidney H. Reynolds
At such times the gills lose all semblance of branchial organs.
Augusta Foote Arnold
British Dictionary definitions for branchial branchial adjective
- of or relating to the gills of an aquatic animal, esp a fish
- of or relating to homologous structures in higher vertebratesbranchial cyst
branchial in Medicine branchial [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.
