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pseu·do·branch
\ˈsüdōˌbraŋk\ noun
or pseu·do·bran·chia \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbraŋkēə\; or pseu·do·bran·chi·um \-ēəm\
(plural pseudobranchs \-ks\ ; or pseudobranchi·ae \-kēˌē\ ; or pseudobran·chia \-kēə\)
Etymology: pseudobranch from New Latin pseudobranchia; pseudobranchia from New Latin, from pseud- + -branchia (II); pseudobranchium from New Latin, from pseudobranchia
: an accessory or spurious gill (as on the inner surface of the operculum in various fishes) that is usually small and is sometimes completely hidden beneath the epithelium
• pseu·do·bran·chi·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|braŋkēəl\ or pseu·do·bran·chi·ate \-ēə̇t, -ēˌāt\ adjective |