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epibranchial

epibranchial adjective: of or pertaining to a segment, below (more ventral than) the pharyngobranchial segment and above (more dorsal than) the ceratobranchial segment, on either side of a branchial arch (in a fish) or of a pharyngeal arch (in the embryo of a vertebrate).

Adjective

epibranchial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a segment, below (more ventral than) the pharyngobranchial segment and above (more dorsal than) the ceratobranchial segment, on either side of a branchial arch (in a fish) or of a pharyngeal arch (in the embryo of a vertebrate).
    • According to T. J. Parker, they probably represent the epibranchial region of the second branchial arch, and Beddard also refers them to the same arch.1920, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volumes 8-9, Royal Society of South Africa, page 92
    • We demonstrate that in the chick head, integration between the epibranchial placodes and the hindbrain is achieved as the neuroglial hindbrain crest cells guide the epibranchial neuronal cells inward to establish their central connections.2001 October 19, Jo Begbie, Anthony Graham, “Integration Between the Epibranchial Placodes and the Hindbrain”, in Science, volume 294, number 5542, →DOI, pages 595–598

Noun

epibranchial (plural epibranchials)

  1. An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
    • The fourth and fifth epibranchials of other genera have the same tendency as these clupeids and salmonids.1969, Gunnar Bertmar, B. G. Kapoor, Robert Victor Miller, “Epibranchial Organs in Lower Teleostean Fishes-An Example of Structural Adaptation”, in William J. L. Felts, Richard J. Harrison, editors...
    • In the place where Howes's (1985b) fig. 9 identifies epibranchial 4, our Gonorynchus specimen has both epibranchials 4 and epibranchial 5, not in contact except at their dorsal fusion and ventral articulation, as illustrated in Monad (1963, fig. 40) (epibranchial 5 identified as "cartilage...1996, Sarah V. Fink, William L. Fink, “Chapter 11: Interrelationships of Ostariophysan Fishes (Teleostei)”, in Melanie L.J. Stiassny, Lynne R. Parenti, G. David Johnson, editors, Interrelationships...

epibranchial meaning in Tamil

epibranchial in Tamil

மேற்பூவுக்குரிய

Forms of epibranchial

pluralepibranchials

Origin of epibranchial

From epi- + branchial.

Words formed from epibranchial

  • epibranchial organ

Questions about epibranchial

What does epibranchial mean?
Epibranchial means of or pertaining to a segment, below (more ventral than) the pharyngobranchial segment and above (more dorsal than) the ceratobranchial segment, on either side of a branchial arch (in a fish) or of a pharyngeal arch (in the embryo of a vertebrate).
What is epibranchial in Tamil?
Epibranchial in Tamil is மேற்பூவுக்குரிய. See Epibranchial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epibranchial?
Epibranchial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near epibranchial in the dictionary

  1. epibolic
  2. epibolies
  3. epibolism
  4. epiboly
  5. epiboulangerite
  6. epibranchial
  7. epibranchials
  8. epibrassicasterol
  9. epibrassinolide
  10. epibrassinolides
  11. epibromohydrin

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