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branchiate
branchiate, -ated, a. (ˈbræŋkɪeɪt, -eɪtɪd) [f. as prec. + ate2 + -ed.] Having, or characterized by, branchiæ or gills.1836 Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. I. 107/2 Ciliated, branchiated, and pulmonated classes. 1870 Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 62 In Branchiate Vertebrata there is no epidermal skeleton.
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notobranchiate
notoˈbranchiate, a. [See prec. and branchiate a.] Having dorsal branchiæ or gills.1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. (1875) 220 From the position of the branchiæ, the members of this order are often spoken of as the ‘Dorsibranchiate’ (or more properly ‘Notobranchiate’) Annelides. So notoˈbranchious a. ...
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nudibranchiate
nudiˈbranchiate, a. and n. Zool. [See nudi- and branchiate.] a. adj. Of molluscs: Having naked gills or branchiæ; belonging to the Nudibranchiata. b. n. A mollusc of this order (Ogilvie, 1882).1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 393/2 It is in the Nudibranchiate division..that the nervous centres exist in...
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hypobranchiate
hypobranchiate, a. Zool. (hɪpəʊ-, haɪpəʊˈbræŋkɪət) [f. mod.L. Hypobranchiāta: see hypo- 2 and branchiate.] Belonging to the Hypobranchiata (Inferobranchiata), gasteropod molluscs in which the branchiæ are situated beneath the body (Mayne, 1855).
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Batrachia
‖ Batrachia, n. pl. Zool. (bəˈtreɪkɪə) [prop. batrachīa, mod.L., a. Gr. βατράχεια (sc. ζῷα animals), neut. pl. of βατράχειος, adj. f. βάτραχος frog.] a. One of Brongniart's four orders of Reptiles, including frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, etc., which have no ribs, and a soft scaleless skin, and b...
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parabranchia
‖ parabranchia (pærəˈbræŋkɪə) [para-1.] The modified osphradium of certain gastropod molluscs, considered as a secondary branchia or gill. Hence paraˈbranchial a., of or pertaining to a parabranchia; paraˈbranchiate a., furnished with a parabranchia.1883 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 648/1 T...
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tracheate
tracheate, a. (n.) Zool. (ˈtreɪkiːeɪt) [ad. mod.L. Trāchēāta, f. trāchēa: see above and -ate2 2.] Furnished with or having tracheæ, as an arthropod; belonging to the group Tracheata, in some classifications comprising the insects, myriapods, arachnids, and the genus Peripatus, or spec. to the order ...
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phyllidiobranchiate
phyllidiobranchiate, a. Zool. (fɪˌlɪdɪəʊˈbræŋkɪət) [f. next + L. branchia: see branchiate.] Belonging to or having the characters of the Phyllidiobranchia, a division of gastropod molluscs, in which the ctenidia are replaced by lamellæ (the phyllidia) within the fold of the mantle.1883 Lankester in ...
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elasmobranchiate
eˌlasmoˈbranchiate, a. and n. [f. as prec. + -ate.] = prec.
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opisthobranchiate
opisthobranchiate, a. (n.) Zool. (-ˈbræŋkɪət) [ad. mod.L. Opisthobranchiāta = Opisthobranchia: see prec.] Belonging to the order Opisthobranchiata or Opisthobranchia of gastropod molluscs, comprising aquatic forms having the gills behind the heart. (Also said of the heart in other orders of molluscs...
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tænio-
tænio- (ˈtiːnɪəʊ) combining form of Gr. ταινία ribbon, used in the formation of some zoological terms. ˌtænioˈbranchiate a. [Gr. βράγχια gills + -ate2], having tæniate gills; pertaining to the Tæniobranchia, a division of ascidians. ˌtænioˈglossate a. [Gr. γλῶσσα tongue], in Mollusca, having upon th...
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phyllobranchia
‖ phyllobranchia Zool. (fɪləʊˈbræŋkɪə) Pl. -æ. [mod.L., f. Gr. ϕύλλον leaf + βράγχια gills.] Each of the leaf-like, foliaceous, or lamellar gills of certain crustaceans. Also phylloˈbranchial a., of or pertaining to a phyllobranchia; phylloˈbranchiate a., having phyllobranchiæ.1878 Huxley in Proc. Z...
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nucleobranch
ˈnucleobranch Zool. Also -branche. [ad. F. nucléobranche: cf. prec. and branchiæ.] A mollusc of the order Nucleobranchiata; a Heteropod. Some recent Dicts. also give the form as an adj.1851 Woodward Mollusca i. 11 The nucleobranches and pteropods swim in the open sea. Ibid. 97 The nucleobranches are...
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inferobranch
inferobranch Zool. (ˈɪnfərəʊˌbræŋk) [f. infero- + L. branchiæ gills: cf. mod.L. Inferobranchiata.] One of the order or sub-order Inferobranchiata of gastropod molluscs, originally comprising those in which the gills are situated under the projecting border of the mantle, now extended to include alli...
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pulmono-
pulmono- irreg. combining form of L. pulmo, -ōn-em lung, sometimes used instead of pulmoni- or pulmo-, as in pulmonoˈbranchiate, -branchous (-ˈbræŋkəs) adjs. = pulmobranchiate; pulmonoˈgastropod a. and n. = pulmogastropod (Cent. Dict.): see pulmo-.1824 J. E. Gray in Ann. Philos. Aug. 107 On the Natu...
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