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branchial cleft

DEFINITIONS OF: branchial cleft

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n one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes

Synonyms:
gill cleft, gill slit
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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