abranchiata

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta.
  2. Any of a number of other groupings of gill-less animals.

Pronunciation

/eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌɑ.tə/ /eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌeɪ.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abranchiata.wav

Word forms

abranchiata

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”) + -ata.

Synonyms

Abranchia
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