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extrabranchials

extrabranchials is the plural of extrabranchial.

Meaning of extrabranchial

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

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Questions about extrabranchials

What is extrabranchials the plural of?
Extrabranchials is the plural of extrabranchial.

Words near extrabranchials in the dictionary

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

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