Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basibranchial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-si-branchial
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates

noun

Any fish that has such gills

Etymology

From basi- + branchial.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: basi

Inflected Forms

basibranchials (plural)

Questions

What does basibranchial mean?: Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
Where does basibranchial come from?: From basi- + branchial.

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