English Explanatory Dictionary

prosobranch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group, Prosobranchia.
adj
  1. Placed in front of the heart.
  2. Having gills placed in front of the heart.

Word forms

prosobranch prosobranchs

Etymology

From French prosobranche, from Ancient Greek πρόσω (prósō, “forwards”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”). By surface analysis, proso- + -branch.

Antonyms

opisthobranch

Related words

prosobranchiate
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