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Of or pertaining to branchiae or gills.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to branchiae or gills.
  2. adj. of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
  3. Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills. Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix. -- Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.
  4. Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills. Branchial arches, thebony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side ofthe throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.-- Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial archesthrough which water passes.
  5. j:100 a. of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)