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branchia
CIDE DICTIONARY
branchia, n. [L., fr. Gr. , pl. of .].
A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
branchia, n.pl. (also branchiae) gills.
Derivative
branchial adj. branchiate adj.
Etymology
L branchia, pl. -ae, f. Gk bragkhia pl.
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