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epibranchial

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, biology, embryology, fish, ichthyology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology

Examples

  • 1920, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volumes 8-9, Royal Society of South Africa, page 92, According to T. J. Parker, they probably represent the epibranchial region of the second branchial arch, and Beddard also refers them to the same arch.

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noun

Meaning 2

An epibranchial cartilage or bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, biology, fish, ichthyology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology

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History

Etymology

From epi- + branchial.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: epibranchial — pertaining to a particular segment of a branchial arch or of a pharyngeal arch