lophobranch, a. and n. Ichthyol.
(ˈləʊfəbræŋk)
[ad. mod.L. Lophobranchiī, f. Gr. λόϕο-ς crest, tuft + βράγχια gills.]
= lophobranchiate a. and n.
| 1859–62 Sir J. Richardson, etc. Mus. Nat. Hist. (1868) II. 157 The Lophobranchs have an osseous internal skeleton. 1890 Century Dict., Lophobranch a. and n. |