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peribranchial

peribranchial adjective: surrounding the branchiae.

Adjective

peribranchial (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the branchiae.
    • a peribranchial cavity

Origin of peribranchial

From peri- + branchial.

Questions about peribranchial

What does peribranchial mean?
Peribranchial means surrounding the branchiae.
What part of speech is peribranchial?
Peribranchial is an adjective.

Words near peribranchial in the dictionary

  1. periboloi
  2. peribolos
  3. peribolus
  4. peribothra
  5. peribothron
  6. peribranchial
  7. peribroncheal
  8. peribroncheolar
  9. peribronchial
  10. peribronchially
  11. peribronchiolar

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