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arthrobranchs

arthrobranchs 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 arthrobranchs

What is arthrobranchs the plural of?
Arthrobranchs is the plural of arthrobranch.

Words near arthrobranchs in the dictionary

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

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