branchial_arch
1. [ noun ] (zoology) one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
Synonyms: gill_bar gill_arch
Related terms: structure
Similar spelling:   bronchial_asthma
  bronchial_artery
  branchial_cleft
  branch_water
  bronchial_vein
  bronchial_tube
  Branchiobdella
  branched_chain
  bronchiolar
  Branchiopoda
  branchiopodan