"epibranchial" meaning in English

See epibranchial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From epi- + branchial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|branchial}} epi- + branchial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} epibranchial (not comparable)
  1. (zoology, fish anatomy, embryology) Of or pertaining to a segment, below (more ventral than) the pharyngobranchial segment and above (more dorsal than) the ceratobranchial segment, on either side of a branchial arch (in a fish) or of a pharyngeal arch (in the embryo of a vertebrate). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Embryology, Zoology Derived forms: epibranchial organ Translations (pertaining to a particular segment of a branchial arch or of a pharyngeal arch): epibranchial (German)
    Sense id: en-epibranchial-en-adj-IgthWa4D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with epi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Topics: anatomy, biology, embryology, fish, ichthyology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: epihyal

Noun

Forms: epibranchials [plural]
Etymology: From epi- + branchial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|branchial}} epi- + branchial Head templates: {{en-noun}} epibranchial (plural epibranchials)
  1. (zoology, fish anatomy) An epibranchial cartilage or bone. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-epibranchial-en-noun-JccgbQyt Topics: anatomy, biology, fish, ichthyology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: epihyal

Inflected forms

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