branchial cleft

Other forms: branchial clefts

Definitions of branchial cleft
  1. noun
    one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
    synonyms: gill cleft, gill slit
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    type of:
    anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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