extrabranchial

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ branchial.

Adjective

extrabranchial (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.

   Certain fishes have extrabranchial cartilage.

References

• “extrabranchial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.