subbrachial

adjective

sub·​brach·​i·​al

¦səb¦brakēəl

variants or less commonly subbrachian

-ēən

: located beneath or nearly beneath a pectoral fin

ventral fins subbrachial

Word History

Etymology

subbrachial from New Latin subbrachialis, from Latin sub- + brachialis brachial; subbrachian from New Latin Subbrachiales + English -an

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