Etymology

branchiostegal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish Full definition →

Ancient Greek βράγχιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβράγχιον“gill (used in the plural)”
  2. English todaybranchiostegal

Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill (used in the plural)”) + στέγω (stégō, “cover”) + -al

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβράγχιον all →

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