branchiostegous

[ brang-kee-os-ti-guh s ]

/ ˌbræŋ kiˈɒs tɪ gəs /

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adjective Ichthyology.

branchiostegal.

having covered gills.

Nearby words

branchio-, branchiomotor nuclei, branchiopneustic, branchiopod, branchiostegal, branchiostegous, branchlet, branchus, brancusi, brand, brand awareness

Origin of branchiostegous

First recorded in 1760–70; branchio- + steg(o)- + -ous

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Examples from the Web for branchiostegous

The jaws, the uneven lobate disk of the preoperculum and the branchiostegous membrane are naked, the rest of them being scaly.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort Stokes