branchiostegous
[ brang-kee-os-ti-guhs ]
/ ˌbræŋ kiˈɒs tɪ gəs /
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adjective Ichthyology.
having covered gills.
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Words nearby branchiostegous
branchio-, branchiomotor nuclei, branchiopneustic, branchiopod, branchiostegal, branchiostegous, branchlet, branch line, branch off, branch officer, branch out
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The jaws, the uneven lobate disk of the preoperculum and the branchiostegous membrane are naked, the rest of them being scaly.
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