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branchiate

American  
[brang-kee-it, -eyt] / ˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

  1. having gills.

Other Word Forms

  • multibranchiate adjective

Etymology

Origin of branchiate

First recorded in 1865–70; branchi- + -ate 1

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