Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated over or upon the pharynx; pertaining to or having the character of the epipharynx.
- noun In ichthyology, an epipharyngeal bone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes.
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- adjective anatomy Pertaining to the
segments above theepibranchial in thebranchial arches offishes . - noun An epipharyngeal
bone orcartilage .
Etymologies
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epi- + pharyngeal
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Examples
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Hypopharyngeal sclerites: in bees, a pair of strap-like pieces along the hypopharynx to the mentum: see also epipharyngeal sclerites.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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