Pharyngobranchial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pharyngobranchial \Pha*ryn`go*bran"chi*al\, a. [Pharynx +
     branchial.] (Anat.)
     Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchi[ae]; --
     applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial
     arches of fishes. See {Pharyngeal}. -- n. A
     pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage.


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