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‖n. pl. See Brachium. [ 1913 Webster ]

r a. [ L. brachialis (bracch-), from bracchium (bracch-) arm: cf. F. brachial. ] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ See Brachiate. ] (Zool.) A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm. ] (Bot.) Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Between the arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nudus naked + brachium an arm. ] (Zool.) Having tentacles without vibratile cilia. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pleuro-, and Brachium. ] (Zool.) A genus of ctenophores having an ovate body and two long plumose tentacles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the subbrachians. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Sub-, and Brachial. ] (Zool.) A division of soft-finned fishes in which the ventral fins are situated beneath the pectorial fins, or nearly so. [ 1913 Webster ]