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branchiostegal

branchiostegal adjective: of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish.

Adjective

branchiostegal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish

Noun

branchiostegal (plural branchiostegals)

  1. A branchiostegal ray.

branchiostegal meaning in Tamil

branchiostegal in Tamil

பூமூடிக்குரிய

Forms of branchiostegal

pluralbranchiostegals

Origin of branchiostegal

Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill (used in the plural)”) + στέγω (stégō, “cover”) + -al

Questions about branchiostegal

What does branchiostegal mean?
Branchiostegal means of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish.
What is branchiostegal in Tamil?
Branchiostegal in Tamil is பூமூடிக்குரிய. See Branchiostegal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is branchiostegal?
Branchiostegal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near branchiostegal in the dictionary

  1. branchiosaurid
  2. branchiosaurids
  3. branchiosaurs
  4. branchiospinule
  5. branchiospinules
  6. branchiostegal
  7. branchiostegals
  8. branchiostege
  9. branchiosteges
  10. branchiostegial
  11. branchiostegid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: branchiostegal (page history and authors); branchiostegal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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