symbranchii

symbranchii
\\simˈbraŋkēˌī\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Symbranchia
: an order of teleost tropical fishes resembling the true eels (order Apodes) but having the maxillaries and premaxillaries well developed and the pectoral arch joined to or near the skull

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  • Symbranchii — Sym*bran chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy n with + ? a gill.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of slender eel like fishes having the gill openings confluent beneath the neck. The pectoral arch is generally attached to the skull, and the entire margin of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • symbranchii — sym·bran·chii …   English syllables

  • Symbranchia — Symbranchii Sym*bran chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy n with + ? a gill.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of slender eel like fishes having the gill openings confluent beneath the neck. The pectoral arch is generally attached to the skull, and the entire… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • symbranch — ˈsimˌbraŋk noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Symbranchii : a fish of the order Symbranchii …   Useful english dictionary

  • Synbranchiformes —   Synbranchiformes Aethiomasta …   Wikipedia Español

  • amphipnous — amˈfipnəwəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from amphi + Greek pnoē breath, from pnein to breathe : a genus of teleost fishes (order Symbranchii) comprising the cuchia …   Useful english dictionary

  • symbranchia — simˈbraŋkēə Etymology: New Latin, from sym + branchia synonym of symbranchii …   Useful english dictionary

  • synbranchii — kēˌī Etymology: New Latin, from Synbranchus synonym of symbranchii …   Useful english dictionary

  • synbranchoidea — ˌsinˌbraŋˈkȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Synbranchus, genus of synbranch fishes + oidea : a suborder of Symbranchii coextensive with the family Synbranchidae …   Useful english dictionary

  • symbranchiate — I. ēə̇t, ēˌāt adjective Etymology: New Latin Symbranchia + English ate : of or relating to the Symbranchii II. noun ( s) : symbranch …   Useful english dictionary

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