Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

branchial arch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: branchial arch
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of bony looped structures which support the gills of fish; any of the pharyngeal arches in a fish embryo.

Inflected Forms

branchial arches (plural)

Phrases

pharyngeal arch

Frequently Paired Words

pharyngeal arch

Synonyms

gill arch gill bar

Questions

What does branchial arch mean?: Any of a series of bony looped structures which support the gills of fish; any of the pharyngeal arches in a fish embryo.

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