"branchia" meaning in English

See branchia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: branchiae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin branchia, from Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|branchia}} Latin branchia, {{der|en|grc|βράγχια|t=gills}} Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”) Head templates: {{en-noun|branchiae}} branchia (plural branchiae)
  1. A gill or other organ having the same function. Derived forms: abranchious, branchial, branchiferous, parabranchia, phyllobranchia, pseudobranchia, trichobranchia

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