BRANCHIAL REGION
\bɹˈankɪəl ɹˈiːd͡ʒən], \bɹˈankɪəl ɹˈiːdʒən], \b_ɹ_ˈa_n_k_ɪ__ə_l ɹ_ˈiː_dʒ_ə_n]\
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Region containing paired arched columns that bear gills in lower aquatic vertebrates and appear in the embryos of higher vertebrates in comparable form. In higher vertebrates the arches are subsequently modified into structures of the neck and ear.
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.