- lophobranchiate
- I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin Lophobranchii + English -ate: of or relating to the LophobranchiiII. noun (-s): a lophobranchiate fish
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lophobranchiate
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Lophobranchiate — Loph o*bran chi*ate, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Lophobranchii}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lophobranchiate — adj. [Gr. lophos, crest; branchia, gills] Having tufted gills … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lophobranchiate — loph·o·branchiate … English syllables
lophobranch — lophobranchiate /lof euh brang kee it, ayt , loh feuh /, adj., n. /lof euh brangk , loh feuh /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Lophobranchii, the group of fishes comprising the pipefishes, sea horses, snipefishes, trumpetfishes, etc. n. 2 … Universalium
lophobranch — /ˈloʊfəbræŋk/ (say lohfuhbrangk) noun 1. any of the Lophobranchii, an order or group of teleost fishes having gills in tufts, as the seahorses, pipefishes, etc. –adjective 2. belonging or relating to the Lophobranchii. {Greek lopho(s) crest +… …
