Branchiostegal Definition

adjective

(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish.

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noun

A branchiostegal ray.

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Other Word Forms of Branchiostegal

Noun

Singular:
branchiostegal
Plural:
branchiostegals

Origin of Branchiostegal

  • Ancient Greek βράγχιον (brankhion, “gill (used in the plural)”) + στέγω (stegō, “cover”) +‎ -al

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