| 释义 |
tetrabranch, n. and a. Zool.|ˈtɛtrəbræŋk|
[f. tetra- + Gr. βράγχια gills.]
a. n. A four-gilled cephalopod: see next.
b. adj. = tetrabranchiate a. (Cent. Dict. 1891).
1851Woodward Mollusca i. 82 The Tetrabranchs could undoubtedly swim, by their respiratory jets. 1877Le Conte Elem. Geol. ii. (1879) 305 If we divide all known Cephalopods into Dibranchs (two-gilled) and Tetrabranchs (four-gilled). |