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epibranchials

epibranchials is the plural of epibranchial.

Meaning of epibranchial

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...

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Questions about epibranchials

What is epibranchials the plural of?
Epibranchials is the plural of epibranchial.

Words near epibranchials in the dictionary

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

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