BRANCHIAL ARCH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

Synonyms:

branchial arch; gill arch; gill bar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("branchial arch" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)

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