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branchial, a.|ˈbræŋkɪəl| [f. L. branchi-æ (see prec.) + -al1: cf. Fr. branchial.] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling gills. branchial arch, one of a series of bony or cartilaginous structures supporting the gills of fishes and amphibians, and found embryonically in mammals.
1801Phil. Trans. XCI. 246 The branchial appendages..are of a deep blood colour. 1836Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. I. 115/2 The bilocular heart of fishes is entirely branchial. 1875Encycl. Brit. I. 757/2 There is no trace of any fourth branchial arch, such as exists in tadpoles and in young salamanders. 1936J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Is. (ed. 2) 7 The variation in the structure of the gills and their supporting branchial arches. |