epibranchial
Meanings
adj
- Of or pertaining to a segment, below (more ventral than) the pharyngobranchial segment and above (more dorsal than) the ceratobranchial segment, on either side of a branchial arch (in a fish) or of a pharyngeal arch (in the embryo of a vertebrate).
noun
- An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
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Etymology
From epi- + branchial.
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