pros|o|branch

pros|o|branch
pros|o|branch «PROS uh brangk», noun, adjective.
–n.
any one of a group of marine gastropod mollusks having the gills in front of the heart.
–adj.
of or belonging to this group.
[< New Latin Prosobranchia the order name < Greek prósō forward + bránchia gills]

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