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Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills. Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix. -- Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.

Abranchiate.

Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epibranchial in a branchial arch. -- n.

Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. -- n.

Outside of the branchial arches; -- said of the cartilages thus placed in some fishes.

Pertaining to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch. -- n.

Below the gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs.

Between the branchiæ.

Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.

Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiæ.

Surrounding the branchiæ; as, a peribranchial cavity.

ning to the pharynx and the branchiæ; -- applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes. See Pharyngeal. -- n.

Situated above the branchiæ; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.

anical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc.

A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.

A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Branchial clefts. See under Branchial.

A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.

A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillæ along the back. See Ceratobranchia. [Written also Æolis.]

Pertaining to the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes. -- n.

Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. -- Gill clefts. (Anat.) Same as Branchial clefts. See under Branchial. -- Gill cover, Gill lid. See Operculum. -- Gill frame, or Gill head (Flax Manuf.), a spreader; a machine for subjecting flax to the action…