visceral arch

noun

1. Embryology. branchial arch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of visceral arch¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The first visceral arch on each side has become bent still further round, to form the front border of the mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

The first visceral arch, he found, gave in Amphibia practically the same structures as in the higher Vertebrates.

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These appendages are usually unilateral, and are derived from the second visceral arch.

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