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Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
branchiostegal ray
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branchiostegal ray — noun see branchiostegal II … Useful english dictionary
Branchiostegal — Bran chi*os te*gal, a. [Gr. ? gill + ? to cover: cf. F. branchiost[ e]ge.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of {Branchial arches} in Appendix. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
branchiostegal — I. |braŋkē|ästə̇gəl adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary branchi + steg + al : of or relating to the branchiostegals the branchiostegal membrane II. noun or branchiostegal ray … Useful english dictionary
branchiostegal — /brang kee os ti geuhl/, Ichthyol. n. 1. Also called branchiostegal ray. one of the long, curved bones just below the operculum, supporting the gill membranes. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the branchiostegals. [1740 50; BRANCHIO + STEG(O) + AL1] * … Universalium
gill ray — branchial ray (the cartilaginous rod projecting out from the gill arch into the interbranchial septum which it supports and from the hyoid arch into the first hemibranch. Homologous with branchiostegal. Found in Elasmobranchii and Acanthodii) … Dictionary of ichthyology
branchial ray — the cartilaginous rod projecting out from the gill arch into the interbranchial septum which it supports and from the hyoid arch into the first hemibranch. Homologous with branchiostegal. Found in Elasmobranchii and Acanthodii … Dictionary of ichthyology
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filiform — round and very slender; cord like; in the form of a thread or filament, e.g. first dorsal ray in Chauliodus (Chauliodontidae), a branchiostegal ray … Dictionary of ichthyology
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