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arthrobranches

arthrobranches is the plural of arthrobranch.

Meaning of arthrobranch

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

Questions about arthrobranches

What is arthrobranches the plural of?
Arthrobranches is the plural of arthrobranch.

Words near arthrobranches in the dictionary

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

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