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prebranchial

prebranchial adjective: anterior of the gills.

Adjective

prebranchial (not comparable)

  1. anterior of the gills

Origin of prebranchial

From pre- + branchial.

Questions about prebranchial

What does prebranchial mean?
Prebranchial means anterior of the gills.
What part of speech is prebranchial?
Prebranchial is an adjective.

Words near prebranchial in the dictionary

  1. prebottleneck
  2. prebought
  3. prebound
  4. prebrachial
  5. prebranch
  6. prebranchial
  7. prebreach
  8. prebreaded
  9. prebreak
  10. prebreaker
  11. prebreakers

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