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/huy'peuh brang"kee euhl/, adj. Zool.situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.[1840-50; HYPO- + BRANCHIAL]
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Hypobranchial — Hy po*bran chi*al, a. [Pref. hypo + branchial.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch. n. A hypobranchial bone or cartilage … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypobranchial — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: hypo + branchial 1. : situated below the gills : of or relating to the ventral wall of the pharynx; specifically : of or relating to the endostyle 2. : of, relating to, or being the segment of a branchial arch… … Useful english dictionary
hypobranchial teeth — teeth on the hypobranchial bones; sometimes incorrectly called hyoid teeth … Dictionary of ichthyology
hypobranchial — one of a series of deep, paired endochondral bones on the lower part of the gill arch between the ceratobranchials and the basibranchials. May occur on arches 1, 2, 3, 4 and bear dentigerous plates. Salmonidae have only 3 pairs. In Chondrichthyes … Dictionary of ichthyology
hypobranchial — Located beneath the branchial apparatus. * * * hy·po·bran·chi·al (hi″po brangґke əl) [hypo + branchial] located beneath the branchial (or pharyngeal) arches … Medical dictionary
hypobranchial — adj. below the gills, below the branchiae (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
hypobranchial — hy·po·branchial … English syllables
hypobranchial gland — (MOLLUSCA) Single or paired glandular epidermal areas of the roof of the mantle cavity … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hypobranchial space — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The area of the lower gill chamber, (below gills) … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hypobranchial space — Area of gill chamber below gills [McLaughlin, 1980]. Part of gill chamber below gills [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda): In each branchial chamber in cephalothorax, space below gills. See: epibranchial space [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
