pseudobranch
/ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˌbraŋk/Zoology
noun
A structure resembling a gill, but not functioning as one; specifically (in many fishes) a structure anterior to the gills that in adults receives blood that has already been oxygenated in the gills, but which may have had a respiratory function in early life.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Standard Natural History. From pseudo- + -branch.
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