bran·chi·a (br ng k - )n. pl. bran·chi·ae (-k -) A gill or similar organ of respiration. [Latin, from Greek brankhia, gills.] |
branchia [ˈbræŋkɪə]
n pl -chiae [-kɪˌiː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a gill in aquatic animals
branchiate adj
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| Noun | 1. | branchia - respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water ctenidium - comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks ceras - one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills external gill - occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians respiratory organ - any organ involved in the process of respiration |
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