branchiostegal

[brang-kee-os-ti-guhl]

bran·chi·os·te·gal

[brang-kee-os-ti-guhl] Ichthyology
noun
1.
Also called branchiostegal ray. one of the long, curved bones just below the operculum, supporting the gill membranes.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the branchiostegals.

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Branchiostegal has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

Origin:
1740–50; branchio- + steg(o)- + -al1
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branchiostegal (ˌbræŋkɪəˈstiːɡəl)
 
adj
zoology of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish: branchiostegal membrane; branchiostegal rays
 
[from branchia + Greek stegos roof]

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