gill bar

1. 1.

   one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

   Synonymsgill archbranchial arch

   Broaderstructure

Questions about gill bar

What does gill bar mean?

gill bar means "one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians".

What is another word for gill bar?

Close synonyms include gill arch, branchial arch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gill bar a common word?