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branchiopneustic

[ brang-kee-op-noo-stik, -nyoo- ]

adjective

, Entomology.
  1. breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of branchiopneustic1

branchio- + Greek pneustikós, equivalent to pneus- (verbid stem of pneîn to breathe) + -tikos -tic

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