English Explanatory Dictionary

branchia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gill or other organ having the same function.

Word forms

branchia branchiae

Etymology

From Latin branchia, from Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).

Derived words

abranchious branchial branchiferous parabranchia phyllobranchia pseudobranchia trichobranchia
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