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arthrobranch

arthrobranch noun: a gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg.

Noun

arthrobranch (plural arthrobranchs or arthrobranches)

  1. A gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg
    • Further, Bruce (2002) demonstrated variability in the size of the arthrobranch, which is reduced in Leander manningi.2015, Sammy De Grave et al., “Let’s be pals again: major systematic changes in Palaemonidae (Crustacea: Decapoda)”, in PeerJ, volume 3, →DOI

Forms of arthrobranch

pluralarthrobranchs
pluralarthrobranches

Questions about arthrobranch

What does arthrobranch mean?
Arthrobranch means a gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg.
What part of speech is arthrobranch?
Arthrobranch is a noun.
What is the plural of arthrobranch?
The plural of arthrobranch is arthrobranchs.

Words near arthrobranch in the dictionary

  1. arthritogenicity
  2. arthro-
  3. arthro-series
  4. arthrobacterial
  5. arthrobactin
  6. arthrobranch
  7. arthrobranches
  8. arthrobranchs
  9. arthrocele
  10. arthroceles
  11. arthrocentesis

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