Pharyngeal \Phar`yn*ge"al\, n. (Anat.)
A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the {lower
pharyngeals}, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial
arch in many fishes, or one of the {upper pharyngeals}, or
pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the
complete branchial arches.
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