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Pharyngobranchial :: Pharyngobranchial (n.) A pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage..

Basi- :: Basi- () A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc..

Lophobranchii :: Lophobranchii (n. pl.) An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and pipefishes..

Lamprey :: Lamprey (n.) An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and allied genera. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of Cyclostomi). There are seven small branchial openings on each side..

Mesobranchial :: Mesobranchial (a.) Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.

Epibranchial :: Epibranchial (n.) An epibranchial cartilage or bone.

Pharyngobranchial :: Pharyngobranchial (a.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchiae; -- applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes. See Pharyngeal.

Abranchial :: Abranchial (a.) Abranchiate.

Hypobranchial :: Hypobranchial (n.) A hypobranchial bone or cartilage.

Pharyngeal :: Pharyngeal (n.) A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches..

Metabranchial :: Metabranchial (a.) Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.

Pride :: Pride (n.) A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper..

Suprachoroid :: Suprabranchial (a.) Situated above the branchiae; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.

Hemibranchi :: Hemibranchi (n. pl.) An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and Fistularia..

Branchial :: Branchial (a.) Of or pertaining to branchiae or gills.

Peribranchial :: Peribranchial (a.) Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial lymphatics..

Peribranchial :: Peribranchial (a.) Surrounding the branchiae; as, a peribranchial cavity..

Pharynx :: Pharynx (n.) The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias..

Hypobranchial :: Hypobranchial (a.) Pertaining to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch.

Enteropneusta :: Enteropneusta (n. pl.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix..

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