branchiferous,a.|bræŋˈkɪfərəs| [f.mod.L. branchifer (f.branchiæ gills + -fer bearing) + -ous.] Bearing or furnished with gills. 1854Woodward Mollusca (1856) 98 The development of the branchiferous gasteropods may be observed..in the common river-snails.