- holobranch
- \\ˈhäləˌbraŋk, ˈhōl-\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hol- + -branch: a fish gill in which the branchial arch has two rows of lamellae or filaments — compare hemibranch 2
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
holobranch
Look at other dictionaries:
holobranch — the two vertical rows of gill filaments that comprise a whole gill; the two hemibranchs of a gill … Dictionary of ichthyology
holobranch — hol·o·branch … English syllables
hemibranch — 1) one of the two vertical rows of gill filaments composing a whole gill or holobranch 2) the half gill on the hyoid arch under the gill cover, also called the pseudobranch … Dictionary of ichthyology
