Extrabranchial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Extrabranchial is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.
Meaning
(anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.
More Meanings
- Cartilage outside of the branchial arches.
Example Sentences
Certain fishes have extrabranchial cartilage.
Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches.
Word Forms
- extrabranchials
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypobranchial, peribranchial, extrabronchial, suprabranchial, interbranchial, epibranchial.
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