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branchial arch
(redirected from Pharyngeal arches)

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branchial arch
n.
See gill arch.
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Noun1.branchial arch - one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibiansbranchial arch - one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
gill arch, gill bar
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
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