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
- blind pocket psorosis
- blind pool
- blind pull
- blind pulley
- blind rat
- blind robin
- blind seed
- blind set
- blind shaft
- blind shell
- blind snake
- blind snipe
- blind spot
- blind stamp
- blind stitch
- blind teat
- blind tiger
- blind tire
- blind trust
- blind-bake
- blind-baked
- blind-bakes
- blind-baking
- blind-loaded
- blind-nail