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Branchial   Listen
adjective
Branchial  adj.  (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchiae or gills.
Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians.
Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.





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... appendages are like Lepisma, the maxillary palpi being five-jointed, and the labial palpi four-jointed. The eyes are simple, arranged in a row of seven on each side of the head. The abdomen ends in three long and many jointed stylets, and there are the usual "false branchial feet" along each side of the abdomen. There are two European species which occur in greenhouses. No species have yet been ...
— Our Common Insects - A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, - Gardens and Houses • Alpheus Spring Packard


Words linked to "Branchial" :   branchial cleft, branchial arch, branchia


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