Pharyngeal arch cartilage that is ventral, median, and associated with more than one pharyngeal arch in the pharyngeal arch 3-7 skeleton. The copulae are the precursors of the basibranchials. [ GOC:mh ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 ]
Synonyms: copulae
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