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extrabranchial en · ADJ

Etymology

From extra- + branchial.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Outside of the branchial arches.
   • Certain fishes have extrabranchial cartilage.

extrabranchial en · NOUN

Etymology

From extra- + branchial.

Meanings

1. Cartilage outside of the branchial arches.
   • Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches. 1928, D. J. Frank, The elasmobranch fishes, page 67:

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