\Pha*ryn`go*bran"chi*al\, a. [Pharynx +
branchial.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchi[ae]; --
applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial
arches of fishes. See {Pharyngeal}. -- n. A
pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage.