branchiostegous

[ brang-kee-os-ti-guh s ]
/ ˌbræŋ kiˈɒs tɪ gəs /

adjective Ichthyology.

branchiostegal.
having covered gills.

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Origin of branchiostegous

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

Words nearby branchiostegous

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