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BRANCHIOSTEGAL
Bran
`
chi
*
os
"
te
*
gal,
a.
Etym:
[
Gr.
branchiostège.] (
Anat.
)
Defn: Pertaining
to
the
membrane
covering
the
gills
of
fishes. -- n. (
Anat.
)
Defn: A
branchiostegal
ray.
See
Illustration
of
Branchial
arches
in
Appendix.
Note:
This
term
was
formerly
applied
to
a
group
of
fishes
having
boneless
branchiæ.
But
the
arrangement
was
artificial,
and
has
been
rejected.
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