Found 1 definition: branchial.
Pos: Adjective
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]
Adjective branchial has 1 senses
branchial(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills);
Derived form noun branchia1
[CIDE DICTIONARY]
branchial, a.
Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills. [1913 Webster]
Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix. -- Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.
[RELATED WORDS]
branchial arch, branchial cleft