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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Greek branchia gills Date: 1801 of, relating to, or supplying the gills or associated structures or their embryonic precursors

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Branchial Bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills. Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix. Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.