interhemal

1 of 2

adjective

in·​ter·​hemal

¦intə(r)+

: lying between the hemal arches or hemal spines

interhemal

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: one of the slender elongated bones extending into the flesh of fishes between the hemal spines

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

inter- + hemal

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