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bran·chi·al       [brang-kee-uhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
of or pertaining to gills or to the homologous, embryonic parts in animals without gills.

[Origin: 1795–1805; branchi- + -al1]
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bran·chi·al       (brāng'kē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Of, relating to, or resembling the gills of a fish, their homologous embryonic structures, or the derivatives of their homologous parts in higher animals: branchial muscles.

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branchial

adjective
of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills) 

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branchial bran·chi·al (brāng'kē-əl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling the gills of a fish, their homologous embryonic structures, or the derivatives of their homologous parts in higher animals.

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Branchial

Bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills.

Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.

Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.

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