Branchial-groove
one of a series of rudimentary depressions on the surface of the embryo between adjacent branchial arches, homologous to the branchial clefts of gill-breathing ancestral forms.
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- Branchial-pouch
one of a series of rudimentary outcroppings of the inner pharyngeal wall, corresponding to the branchial grooves on the surface.
- Branchiate
having gills.
- Branchiform
shaped like a gill. Historical Examples An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) William Kirby
- Branching
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer’s antlers. any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of learning. a local operating division of a […]
- Branchio-
a combining form meaning “gills,” used in the formation of compound words: branchiopod.