Word Study
lophobranch
CIDE DICTIONARY
lophobranch, a. [Gr. lofia` crest or tuft + bra`gchion gill.].
Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lophobranch, adj. (of a fish) having the gills arranged in tufts.
Etymology
LOPHO- + BRANCHIA
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