释义 |
bran·chi·a·ta \ˌbraŋkēˈäd.ə, -ād.ə\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from branchi- + -ata : any of several groups of animals having gills: as a. : the Crustacea as distinguished from the tracheate arthropods b. : amphibians and fishes as distinguished from the higher vertebrates |