pleurobranch
noun
pleu·ro·branch
ˈplu̇rəˌbraŋk
variants or less commonly pleurobranchia
ˌ⸗⸗ˈbraŋkēə
plural pleurobranchs
-ks
also pleurobranchiae -kēˌē
: a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax compare podobranch
pleurobranchial adjective
¦⸗⸗¦braŋkēəl
or pleurobranchiate
-ēə̇t,
-ēˌāt
Word History
Etymology
pleurobranch International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + -branch; pleurobranchia from New Latin, from pleur- + -branchia
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