Pharyngobranchial

Pha‐ryn′go‐bran″chi‐al (?), a. [Pharynx + branchial.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchiæ; — applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes. See Pharyngeal. — n. A pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage.