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abranchiate

American  
[ey-brang-kee-it, -eyt] / eɪˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
Also abranchial

adjective

Zoology.

  1. having no gills.

abranchiate British  
/ -ˌeɪt, əˈbræŋkɪɪt /

adjective

  1. zoology having no gills

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Etymology

Origin of abranchiate

1850–55; a- 6 + Greek bránchi ( a ) (neuter plural) gills + -ate 1

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