Brăn'chi-ŏs'tege, n.
n. (Compar. Anat.) The membrane which covers the gills of fishes, lying beneath the operculum. It is supported by rays, to which the name is also applied.
n. (Compar. Anat.) The membrane which covers the gills of fishes, lying beneath the operculum. It is supported by rays, to which the name is also applied.