Noun: branchial cleft brang-kee-ul kleft
- One of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
"Water flows over the fish's gills through its branchial clefts, allowing for oxygen exchange";
- gill slit, gill cleft
Derived forms: branchial clefts
Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
Encyclopedia: Branchial cleft