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extrabranchial

extrabranchial adjective: outside of the branchial arches.

Adjective

extrabranchial (not comparable)

  1. Outside of the branchial arches.
    • Certain fishes have extrabranchial cartilage.

Noun

extrabranchial (plural extrabranchials)

  1. Cartilage outside of the branchial arches.
    • Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches.1928, D. J. Frank, The elasmobranch fishes, page 67

extrabranchial meaning in Tamil

extrabranchial in Tamil

பூவிற்கப்புறமான

Forms of extrabranchial

pluralextrabranchials

Origin of extrabranchial

From extra- + branchial.

Questions about extrabranchial

What does extrabranchial mean?
Extrabranchial means outside of the branchial arches.
What is extrabranchial in Tamil?
Extrabranchial in Tamil is பூவிற்கப்புறமான. See Extrabranchial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is extrabranchial?
Extrabranchial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near extrabranchial in the dictionary

  1. extrabiblical
  2. extrabiliary
  3. extrabinomial
  4. extrabodily
  5. extrabold
  6. extrabranchial
  7. extrabranchials
  8. extrabronchial
  9. extrabuccal
  10. extrabudgetary
  11. extrabulbar

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