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GILL ARCH

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gill arch mean?

• GILL ARCH (noun)
The noun GILL ARCH has 1 sense:

1. one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

Familiarity information: GILL ARCH used as a noun is very rare.

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• GILL ARCH (noun)

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Meaning:

One of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

branchial arch; gill arch; gill bar

Hypernyms ("gill arch" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part)

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