Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A basket-like framework of cartilage which surrounds the branchial region in the cyclostomes or lampreys.
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In Sabellids he describes an elaborate system of gill-canals, with a supporting cartilaginous framework which forms a real _Kiemenkorb_ or gill-basket, comparable with that of Amphioxus.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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