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Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes.

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  1. a. Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes.
  2. n. A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.
  3. Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. -- n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix. Note: This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes having boneless branchiæ. But the arrangement was artificial, and has been rejected.
  4. Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes.-- n. (Anat.)
  5. a. Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. n. A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.