Pharyngobranchial
BONY "LOOPS" PRESENT IN FISH, WHICH SUPPORT THE GILLS
Branchial arches; Branchial Arch; Gill arch; Gill arches; Branchial Arches; Ceratobranchial; Basibranchial; Hypobranchial; Epibranchial; Pharyngobranchials; Pharyngobranchial
·noun A pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage.
II. Pharyngobranchial ·adj Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchiae;
- applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes. ·see Pharyngeal.