bran|chi|ae

bran|chi|ae
bran|chi|ae «BRANG kee ee», noun (plural).
1. the organs of respiration in fishes; gills.
2. the gill-like organs of other animals.
[see etym. under branchia1 (Cf.branchia)]

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  • bran|chi|a — bran|chi|a1 «BRANG kee uh», noun. Zoology. 1. a gill. See branchiae. (Cf. ↑branchiae) 2. a gill like organ. ╂[< Latin branchiae gills < Greek bránchia, plural of bránchion fin] bran|chi|a2 «BRANG kee uh», noun (plural). Zoology. branchiae.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bran|chi|al — «BRANG kee uhl», adjective. of or resembling branchiae or gills …   Useful english dictionary

  • bran|chi|at|ed — «BRANG kee AY tihd», adjective. = branchiate. (Cf. ↑branchiate) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bran|chi|ate — «BRANG kee iht, ayt», adjective. having branchiae or gills …   Useful english dictionary

  • bran|chi|form — «BRANG kuh frm», adjective. like gills …   Useful english dictionary

  • bran|chi|o|pod — «BRANG kee uh pod», noun. any crustacean of a subclass of chiefly freshwater crustaceans having an elongated body and numerous pairs of flat, leaflike, thoracic appendages that serve as gills. Water fleas belong to this subclass. The group also… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bran|chi|os|te|gite — «BRANG kee OS tuh jyt», noun. a section of the carapace which covers the gills of crustaceans. ╂[< Greek bránchia gills + stégein cover + English ite1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • bran|chi|u|ran — «BRANG kee YUR uhn», noun. any one of a group of crustaceans related to the copepods, having sucking mouths, parasitic on marine and freshwater fishes; carp louse; fish louse. ╂[< Greek bránchia gills + ourá tail + English an1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ul|ti|mo|bran|chi|al gland — ul|ti|mo|bran|chi|al body or ul|ti|mo|bran|chi|al gland «UHL tuh moh BRANG kee uhl», a small organ near the thyroid glands of most vertebrates, believed to be derived from the last of several embryonic pouches of the gills or pharynx. It secretes …   Useful english dictionary

  • ul|ti|mo|bran|chi|al body — or ul|ti|mo|bran|chi|al gland «UHL tuh moh BRANG kee uhl», a small organ near the thyroid glands of most vertebrates, believed to be derived from the last of several embryonic pouches of the gills or pharynx. It secretes a hormone that regulates… …   Useful english dictionary

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