demibranch

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• demibranchs — n. pl. [Gr. demi, half; branchia, gills] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A pair of ciliated gill filaments composed of two flat lamellae (inner demibranch and outer demibranch) in which there are blood vessels that facilitate respiration and mucociliary… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• hemibranch — n. [Gr. hemisys, half; branchos, gill] Gill filaments only on one side; demibranch …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology