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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

branchial

/ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
branchial
IPA
/ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.

noun

A branchial arch.

Etymology

From New Latin branchialis, from Latin branchiae.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

branchials (plural)

Derived Forms

abranchial basibranchial branchially ceratobranchial epibranchial extrabranchial hypobranchial infrabranchial interbranchial mesobranchial metabranchial orobranchial

Phrases

branchial arch branchial basket

Questions

How do you pronounce branchial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/.
What does branchial mean?
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.
Where does branchial come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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