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Definitions for "Gill arch"
Keywords:  rakers, cartilaginous, pharynx, amphibians, bony
Related Terms: Gill arches, Opercle, Gill rakers, Branchia, Operculum, Gill slit, Pectoral fins, Gill raker, Chondrichthyes, Branchial, Ventral fin, Ray, Elasmobranch, Rostrum, Urostyle, Pectoral girdle, Pelvic fin, Pelvic fins, Costal, Heterocercal, Ventral, Pectoral fin, Osteichthyes, Furcula, Dorsal fin, Calcar, Snout, Rostrate, Anal fin, Fin, Caudal, Barbels, Standard length, Chordate, Adipose fin, Wing, Retinaculum, Rostral, Appendicular skeleton, Dorsal, Gill cover, Tubercles, Belly, Caudal peduncle, Teleost, Pelvic girdle, Nuchal, Pterygoid, Skate
one of several curved bony or cartilaginous structures located on either side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and amphibians. Each gill arch is made up of an upper and a lower limb that are joined posteriorly. The gill filaments and gill rakers are attached to the gill arches
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Bony or cartilaginous arches located one behind the other, on each side of the pharynx, and that support the gills of fish and amphibians.
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The bony structure supporting the gill filaments and the gill arches.
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