branchial

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbræŋkɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brang′kē əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bran•chi•al  (brang′kē əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyof or pertaining to gills or to the homologous, embryonic parts in animals without gills.
  • branchi- + -al1 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
branchial / ˈbræŋkɪəl/
  1. of or relating to the gills of an aquatic animal, esp a fish
  2. of or relating to homologous structures in higher vertebrates: branchial cyst
'branchial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aortic arch - branchial arch - branchial cleft - branchial groove - branchial pouch - gill arch - gill bar - gill cleft - gill pouch - gill raker - gill slit - hypobranchial - pharyngeal pouch - precava - visceral arch - visceral cleft - visceral groove

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