"branchiostegal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill (used in the plural)”) + στέγω (stégō, “cover”) + -al Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|βράγχιον||gill (used in the plural)}} Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill (used in the plural)”), {{m|grc|στέγω||cover}} στέγω (stégō, “cover”), {{suffix|en||al}} + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} branchiostegal (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-branchiostegal-en-adj-jM2HpFip Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 90 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 95 5 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun

Forms: branchiostegals [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill (used in the plural)”) + στέγω (stégō, “cover”) + -al Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|βράγχιον||gill (used in the plural)}} Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill (used in the plural)”), {{m|grc|στέγω||cover}} στέγω (stégō, “cover”), {{suffix|en||al}} + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} branchiostegal (plural branchiostegals)
  1. A branchiostegal ray.
    Sense id: en-branchiostegal-en-noun-n~qwiSyO

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