GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Branchial , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills.
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   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.
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   Cleft, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel. kluft cleft, Dan. klöft, G. kluft. See Cleave to split and cf. 2d Clift, 1st Clough.]
    A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.
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   A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
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   (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
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   Branchial clefts. See under Branchial.
   Syn. -- Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny.
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