Scutibranchiate :: Scutibranchiate (a.) Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or pertaining to the Scutibranchiata.

Scutibranchiate :: Scutibranchiate (n.) One of the Scutibranchiata.

Scyphobranchii :: Scyphobranchii (n. pl.) An order of fishes including the blennioid and gobioid fishes, and other related families..

Siphonobranchiata :: Siphonobranchiata (n. pl.) A tribe of gastropods having the mantle border, on one or both sides, prolonged in the form of a spout through which water enters the gill cavity. The shell itself is not always siphonostomatous in this group..

Siphonobranchiate :: Siphonobranchiate (a.) Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills; belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata..

Siphonobranchiate :: Siphonobranchiate (n.) One of the Siphonobranchiata.

Suprabranchial :: Supra-axillary (a.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous..

Symbranchii :: Symbology (n.) The art of expressing by symbols.

Tectibranch :: Tectibranch (n.) One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used adjectively.

Tectibranchia :: Tectibranchia (n. pl.) Same as Tectibranchiata.

Tectibranchiata :: Tectibranchiata (n. pl.) An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples..

Tectibranchiate :: Tectibranchiate (a.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata.

Tectibranchiate :: Tectibranchiate (n.) A tectibranchiate mollusk.

Tetrabranchiata :: Tetrabranchiata (n. pl.) An order of Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living species it includes only the pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and species are found in the fossil state, such as Ammonites, Baculites, Orthoceras, etc..

Tetrabranchiate :: Tetrabranchiate (a.) Of or pertaining to the Tetrabranchiata.

Tetrabranchiate :: Tetrabranchiate (n.) One of the Tetrabranchiata.

Trachelobranchiate :: Trachelobranchiate (a.) Having the gills situated upon the neck; -- said of certain mollusks.

Tracheobranchia :: Tracheobranchia (n.) One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to those of other insects.

Tracheobranchlae :: Tracheobranchlae (pl. ) of Tracheobranchi.

Trichobranchia :: Trichobranchia (n.) The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes..

Tubulibranchian :: Tubulibranchian (n.) One of the Tubulibranchiata.

Tubulibranchiata :: Tubulibranchiata (n. pl.) A group of gastropod mollusks having a tubular shell. Vermetus is an example.

Underbranch :: Underbranch (n.) A lower branch.

Underbranch :: Underbranch (n.) A twig or branchlet.

Unibranchiate :: Unibranchiate (a.) Having but one gill, as certain molluscs..

Zeugobranchiata :: Zeugobranchiata (n. pl.) Same as Zygobranchia.

Zygobranchia :: Zygobranchia (n. pl.) A division of marine gastropods in which the gills are developed on both sides of the body and the renal organs are also paired. The abalone (Haliotis) and the keyhole limpet (Fissurella) are examples.

Zygobranchiate :: Zygobranchiate (a.) Of or pertaining to the Zygobranchia.

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