English Explanatory Dictionary

branchiostegal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
  1. A branchiostegal ray.

Word forms

branchiostegal branchiostegals

Etymology

Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill (used in the plural)”) + στέγω (stégō, “cover”) + -al

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