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bran⋅chi⋅al

  [brang-kee-uhl]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to gills or to the homologous, embryonic parts in animals without gills.
Origin:
1795–1805; branchi- + -al 1
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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: branchial muscles.
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Main Entry: bran·chi·al
Pronunciation: -kE-&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the gills or to parts of the body derived from theembryonic branchial arches and clefts
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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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