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Definition of branchia

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Branchia (n.) A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have..

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Pectinibranchiata :: Pectinibranchiata (n. pl.) A division of Gastropoda, including those that have a comblike gill upon the neck..

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

Caducibranchiate :: Caducibranchiate (a.) With temporary gills: -- applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life.

Palliobranchiate :: Palliobranchiate (a.) Having the pallium, or mantle, acting as a gill, as in brachiopods..

Rostrifera :: Rostrifera (n. pl.) A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head prolonged into a snout which is not retractile..

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

Euthyneura :: Euthyneura (n. pl.) A large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata..

Gill :: Gill (n.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia.

Pulmobranchiata :: Pulmobranchiata (a. & n.) Alt. of Pulmobranchiat.

Peribranchial :: Peribranchial (a.) Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial lymphatics..

Ceratobranchial :: Ceratobranchial (n.) A ceratobranchial bone, or cartilage..

Buccinoid :: Buccinoid (a.) Resembling the genus Buccinum, or pertaining to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells. See Whelk, and Prosobranchiata..

Nidamental :: Nidamental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata..

Metabranchial :: Metabranchial (a.) Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.

Lamellibranchia :: Lamellibranchia (n. pl.) Alt. of Lamellibranchiat.

Pellibranchiata :: Pellibranchiata (n. pl.) A division of Nudibranchiata, in which the mantle itself serves as a gill..

Opisthobranchia :: Opisthobranchia (n. pl.) Alt. of Opisthobranchiat.

Abranchial :: Abranchial (a.) Abranchiate.

Nucleobranchiata :: Nucleobranchiata (n. pl.) See Heteropoda.

Cryptobranchiate :: Cryptobranchiate (a.) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.