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BRANCHIAL ARCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
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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