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branchia

branchia noun: a gill or other organ having the same function.

Noun

branchia (plural branchiae)

  1. A gill or other organ having the same function.

branchia meaning in Tamil

branchia in Tamil

பூக்கள், மீன் செவுள்

Forms of branchia

pluralbranchiae

Origin of branchia

From Latin branchia, from Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).

Words formed from branchia

Questions about branchia

What does branchia mean?
Branchia means a gill or other organ having the same function.
What is branchia in Tamil?
Branchia in Tamil is பூக்கள், மீன் செவுள். See Branchia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is branchia?
Branchia is a noun.
What is the plural of branchia?
The plural of branchia is branchiae.

Words near branchia in the dictionary

  1. branchest
  2. brancheth
  3. branchfall
  4. branchful
  5. branchfuls
  6. branchia
  7. branchiae
  8. branchial
  9. branchial arch
  10. branchial arches
  11. branchial basket

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: branchia (page history and authors); branchia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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