HyperDic: branchial_arch

English > 1 sense of the expression branchial arch:
NOUNanimalbranchial arch, gill arch, gill barone of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
English > branchial arch: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningOne of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
Synonymsgill arch, gill bar
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structureA particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

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