abranchiate

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a·bran·chi·ate

 (ā-brăng′kē-ĭt, -āt′)
n.
An animal that has no gills.
adj. also a·bran·chi·al (-kē-əl)
Having no gills.
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abranchiate

(əˈbræŋkɪɪt; -ˌeɪt) or

abranchial

adj
(Zoology) zoology having no gills
[C19: a-1 + branchiate]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.abranchiate - having no gillsabranchiate - having no gills      
abranchial, abranchious, gill-less
branchiate, gilled - provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole"
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If a creature is "abranchiate", what does it not have?
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brachycera, resembles a juvenile, probably abranchiate terebellid (Dujardin 1839, Pl.
Annulata orstediana: publication dates, composition and annotated taxonomic list, with some comments on Hemipodus (Polychaeta: Glyceridae)
2A), (from chaetiger 9 in one specimen), depending on length, last 5-13 chaetigers abranchiate, long anteriorly, overlap mid-dorsum, shorten posteriorly.
Polydora and Dipolydora (Polychaeta: Spionidae) associated with molluscs on the south coast of South Africa, with descriptions of two new species
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